The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Fact Sheets & Presentations

The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law by President Obama on January 4, 2011. It aims to ensure the U.S. food supply is safe by shifting the focus of federal regulators from responding to contamination to preventing it.

Compiance Dates

These are the compliance dates for the rules that form the foundation of the implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The rules are listed in the order in which they became final. (There are no compliance dates for the rule on Accreditation of Third-Party Certification Bodies, which is a voluntary program.)

• Preventive Controls for Human Food (Part 117)
• Preventive Controls for Animal Food (Part 507)
• Produce Safety (Part 112)
• Foreign Supplier Verification (Part 1, Subpart L)
• Sanitary Transportation (Part 1, Subpart O)
• Intentional Adulteration (Part 121)

Below is a list of available fact sheets and information by topic.

Final Rule Fact Sheets

• Accredited Third-Party Certification Final Rule (PDF: 109KB)
• Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) for Importers of Food for Humans and Animals Final Rule (PDF: 265KB)
• Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration Final Rule (PDF: 252KB)
• Preventive Controls for Food for Animals Final Rule (PDF: 144KB)
• Preventive Controls for Human Food Final Rule (PDF: 156KB)
• Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food Final Rule (PDF: 113KB)
• Standards for Produce Safety Final Rule (PDF: 405KB)

Presentations

• Proposed Rules to Help Ensure the Safety of Imported Food (PPT, 852KB)
• Food Safety Modernization Act: Overview (PPT, 2.0MB)
• Food Safety Modernization Act: Focus on Imports (PPT, 2.1MB)
• Food Safety Modernization Act: Focus on Prevention (PPT, 9.5MB)

NOTE: For presentations given at FSMA public meetings and webinars, please go to the main FSMA meeting page and select the desired meeting.