Is FSMA Going to Change under Trump?

With the inauguration of a new administration focused on reducing regulatory burden there has been much discussion about the potential effects on the Food Safety Modernization Act. Currently there has been no indication of any change of course by the FDA regarding ongoing implementation of the current programs but the rules are included in the list of items identified for review as part of the Reduced Regulatory Burden Initiative requested by the adminstration.

Reducing the Regulatory Burden

The FSMA rules establishes requirements for:
• A written food safety plan
• Hazard analysis
• Preventive controls
• Monitoring
• Corrective actions and corrections
• Verification
• Supply-chain program
• Recall plan

The majority of manufacturers of human and animal food will be required to implement cGMP and Food Safety programs in 2017.  Is your organization ready?  We can help!