Pennsylvania, Mississippi First to Adopt 2022 Version of FDA Food Code, According to Status Report
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released its Food Code Adoption Status Report for 2022. FDA released the most recent version of the Food Code in December 2022.
The Food Code is FDA’s official guidance on food safety best practices in retail and foodservice environments for local, state, tribal, and territorial jurisdictions (SLTTs). The Office of Food Safety within FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) compiled the report using data obtained from FDA’s Retail Food Specialists who monitor Food Code adoption activities within states and territories. All 50 states, Washington D.C., Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands were monitored for and included in the 2022 report.