FDA Issues Intentional Adulteration Proposed Rule Under FSMA

FDA released its proposed rule addressing Focused Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration (i.e., food defense).   The proposed rule was required to be issued by today under the FSMA court order.  The proposal will be published in the Federal Register on December 24, 2013 and comments are due by March 31, 2014.  The pre-publication version is attached.  FDA will hold a public meeting to discuss the proposal on February 20, 2014 in College Park, Maryland. 

FSMA Proposed Rule-Intentional Adulteration-Pre-Publication Version-2013....pdf