FDA To Extend Comment Period For Foreign Supplier Verification Programs

FDA posted TODAY that it will soon announce a 60-day extension of the comment period on proposed rules for Foreign Supplier Verification Programs for Importers of Food for Humans and Animals and Accreditation of Third-Party Auditors/Certification bodies to Conduct Food Safety Audits to Issue Certifications. 

The current comment period for both proposed rules is scheduled to end November 26, 2013.  Details to follow.

For more information on FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act, visit http://www.fda.gov/fsma