Source: Dan Flynn, FOOD SAFETY NEW, 11/15/13

More time might have to be added to cover for another of the federal government’s malfunctioning computer systems, but today is the already extended deadline for commenting on the produce and preventive controls rules.

Glitches and all, the federal government’s electronic system for collecting opinions on draft regulations has received more than 7,000 comments on the produce rule and more than 4,000 on preventive controls for processing foods.

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