Source:NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COALITION, 4/11/19


FDA’s Draft Guidance provides insight into the Produce Safety Rule, but some questions still remain. Photo Credit: Lindsey Scalera The Food Safety Modernization Act’s Produce Safety Rule is complex. There are still questions about how it will be enforced for the first time and the required actions and tools farms need to comply. Some of these questions might be answered by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Draft Guidance on the Produce Safety Rule, a look at FDA’s current thinking on how the rule will be enforced, but some questions still remain unanswered.

It’s important to note that the document is only draft guidance. This means that FDA is likely to change what is in the document after considering the public’s input. Final Guidance or a new Draft Guidance document may answer additional questions. With that in mind, it is critical to let FDA know what outstanding questions you might have by submitting a comment on the Draft Guidance. You should also let FDA know how this Guidance applies to your operation or the farm operations your organization works with around food safety compliance.

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