FSMA Public Meeting Concerning Proposed Rules for Preventive Controls in Human Food and Produce Safety Standards; February 2013 in Washington, DC

February 28, 2013
8:30 am - 5:00 pm

March 1, 2013
8:30 am - 12:00 pm

Jefferson Auditorium
U.S. Department of Agriculture
14th and Independence Avenue, SW, Wing 5 Entrance
Washington, DC 20250

The Food and Drug Administration held a public meeting to discuss the proposed rules to establish standards for growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of produce for human consumption (the produce safety proposed rule) and for current good manufacturing practice and hazard analysis and risk-based preventive controls for human food (the preventive controls proposed rule), which are the first of several proposed rules that would establish the foundation of, and central framework for, the modern food safety system envisioned by Congress in the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The meeting also solicited oral and public comments from stakeholders on the proposed rules, informed the public about the rulemaking process (including how to submit comments, data and other information to the rulemaking dockets), and responded to questions about the proposed rules. For general questions about the meeting, contact Juanita Yates, FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, by telephone at 240-402-1731 or by e-mail at juanita.yates@fda.hhs.gov.

Meeting Materials

• Agenda (PDF, 140KB) 

• Transcripts (Zip, 1.9MB compressed) 

• Archived Webcast

  • Video of Day 1 (February 28, 2013) 

  • Video of Day 2 (March 1, 2013) 
    NOTE: Due to technical difficulties, the first few minutes of this video are audio only.

• Presentations (Zip, 5.7MB compressed)

  • Proposed Rule on Produce Safety Overview
    Samir Assar, FDA

  • Regulatory Impact Analysis: Produce Safety
    Travis Minor, FDA

  • Education and Technical Assistance: Focus on Produce 
    Jim Gorny, FDA

  • Proposed Rule on Preventive Controls for Human Food Facilities Overview
    Don Kraemer and Jenny Scott, FDA
    NOTE: This presentation was later updated for the FSMA Public Meeting held on March 11-12, 2013 in Chicago, IL. To view the updated version, please visit the Chicago, IL Public Meeting page.   

  • Regulatory Impact Analysis: Preventive Controls for Human Food Facilities
    Peter Vardon, FDA

  • Education and Technical Assistance: Focus on Preventive Controls
    for Human Food Facilities
    Jenny Scott, FDA

      

Additional Information

• Federal Register Notice for the Public Meeting

• Overview of the FSMA Proposed Rules on Produce Safety Standards and Preventive Controls for Human Food

• Fact Sheet on the FSMA Proposed Rule for Produce: Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption

• Fact Sheet on the FSMA Proposed Rule for Preventive Controls for Human Food: Current Good Manufacturing Practice and Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food