FDA Releases Fact Sheet as FSMA Ag Water Proposed Rule Compliance Date Nears
As the intended enforcement discretion period for the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Agricultural Water Proposed Rule will come to an end on January 26, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a fact sheet to help prepare growers.
The FSMA Agricultural Water Proposed Rule was issued by FDA in December 2021, and it would revise Subpart E of the FSMA Produce Safety Rule to change certain preharvest agricultural water requirements for covered produce other than sprouts. The compliance dates for the proposed rule are as follows: