Effective August 24, 2016, FDA issued a final rule extending the compliance dates for
four of the seven foundational rules that are part of FDA's
implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act
("FSMA"). Specifically, FDA is extending the compliance
dates for the rules titled, "Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard
Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human
Food"; "Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard
Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Food for
Animals"; "Foreign Supplier Verification Programs for
Importers of Food for Humans and Animals"; and "Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing,
and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption." FDA is
extending the compliance dates to address concerns about the
practicality of compliance with certain provisions, to consider
changes to the regulatory text, and to better align compliance
dates across the rules. To see the new compliance dates, please see
a chart created by Jones Day here.
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