The FDA on May 2 released a final rule amending its produce safety regulations to revise requirements for agricultural water. “The final rule replaces certain pre-harvest agricultural water requirements for covered produce (other than sprouts) in the 2015 produce safety rule with requirements for systems-based agricultural water assessments to determine and guide appropriate measures to minimize potential risks associated with pre-harvest agricultural water,” the agency said in a constituent update. Effective dates range from 9 months to 33 months, depending on business size. “The rule does not alter existing requirements for agricultural water for sprouts, for which compliance dates have passed,” the FDA said.
On May 1, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On April 30, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On April 29, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On April 25, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On April 24, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The FDA will allow more time for comments on a draft guidance it issued in February on the use of sampling of fish and fishery products by importers and foreign manufacturers and processors to demonstrate the admissibility of goods subject to an import alert, or to have the goods removed from an import alert (see 2402090066). The agency said it will now allow comments by June 25, after receiving a request that it extend the deadline for comments, which was originally April 12.
On April 23, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On April 22, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On April 19, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of: