FDA to Extend Comment Period for Proposed Rules on Intentional Adulteration, High-Risk Foods
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday issued an update on proposed rules under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), stating that it will extend both the comment period on the proposed rule on mitigation strategies to protect food against intentional adulteration and the accompanying draft qualitative risk assessment, and the comment period on the designation of high-risk foods for tracing.
Specifically, the Agency said it will "soon announce a 90-day extension of the comment period for both documents [the proposed rule on mitigation strategies to protect food against intentional adulteration and the accompanying draft qualitative risk assessment] to June 30." Regarding the designation of high-risk foods for tracing, FDA will provide an extra 45 days for stakeholders to comment, extending the deadline to May 22. FDA will announce the extensions in the Federal Register and will issue CFSAN (Center for Food Safety and Nutrition) Constituent Updates to inform stakeholders.