FDA Extends Period for Comments on Info Collections in Produce Safety, Preventative Controls Proposals

The Food and Drug Administration is extending until May 16 the period for submission of comments related to information collection provisions of its proposed rules on produce safety and preventative controls. The two proposed food safety rules, “Current Good Manufacturing Practice and Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventative Controls for Human Food,” and “Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption,” published Jan. 16, apply to both foreign and domestic producers. The 90-day extension of the period for comments on proposed information collection requirements means the deadline for all comments, whether related to provisions of the proposed rules or the information collections, falls on the same date.