Amendments to Accreditation of Third-Party Certification Bodies To Conduct Food Safety Audits and To Issue Certifications To Provide for the User Fee Program
fda-food · Food and Drug Administration · Rule · Published 2016-12-14 · Effective 2017-01-13 · 81 FR 90186
Document
Document number
2016-30033
Federal Register citation
81 FR 90186
CFR reference
21 CFR 1
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fda-food
Sub-agency
Food and Drug Administration
Publication date
2016-12-14
Effective date
2017-01-13
HHS docket
Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0146
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is amending its regulations on accreditation of third-party certification bodies to conduct food safety audits and to issue certifications to provide for a reimbursement (user fee) program to assess fees for the work FDA performs to establish and administer the third-party certification program under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).