Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
About 48 million people in the U.S. (1 in 6) get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die each year from foodborne diseases, according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is a significant public health burden that is largely preventable.
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is transforming the nation’s food safety system by shifting the focus from responding to foodborne illness to preventing it. Congress enacted FSMA in response to dramatic changes in the global food system and in our understanding of foodborne illness and its consequences, including the realization that preventable foodborne illness is both a significant public health problem and a threat to the economic well-being of the food system.
FDA has finalized several rules to implement FSMA, recognizing that ensuring the safety of the food supply is a shared responsibility among many different points in the global supply chain for both human and animal food. The FSMA rules are designed to make clear specific actions that must be taken at each of these points to prevent contamination.
Rules
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Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods (LAAF) (Final Rule)
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Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration (Final Rule)
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Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food (Final Rule)
Programs
- Accredited Third-Party Certification Program
- Foreign Suppliers Verification Programs (FSVP) - List of Participants
- Foreign Suppliers Verification Programs (FSVP) - Importer Portal for Records Submission
- Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods Program (LAAF)
- Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP)
- Federal/State Integration
- Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance
- Training Framework
- Frequently Asked Questions on FSMA
- FSMA Collaborative Training Forum
- FSMA Technical Assistance Network (TAN)
- Produce International Partnership (PIP)
- Produce Safety Alliance
- Produce Safety Network
- Sanitary Transportation Carriers Training Module
- Sprout Safety Alliance
- Application Portal
- FDA Food Code
- Fees
- Small Business
- International Capacity Building
- Food Defense Plan Builder
- Food Safety Plan Builder
- Data Dashboard (Inspections, Compliance Actions, Recalls, and Imports)
- Duns Portal
- Product Tracing [ARCHIVED]
- Key FSMA Compliance Dates
- Pasteurized Milk Ordinance
- Supplier Evaluation Resources
Additional tools and resources for industry listed on the rule and program pages above.
- The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act at 10: Reflecting on Our Progress and the Path Forward
- FDA Commissioner Addresses State Agriculture Commissioners: Announces New Steps to Enhance Collaboration with States and Ensure Farmers Are Prepared for FSMA
- Q&A Conversation - Senior Science Advisor Aims to Build Bridges to Advance Produce Safety
- Q&A Conversation - FSVP: What Do Importers Need to Know?
- Q&A Conversation - Outlining the Benefits of the Voluntary Qualified Importer Program
- Q&A Conversation - Protecting the Food Supply from Intentional Adulteration, such as Acts of Terrorism
- Q&A Conversation - Taking a Modern, Integrated Approach to Advancing the Safety of Imported Food
- Q&A Conversation - The Produce Safety Network: Supporting Regulators and Growers Across the Country
- Q&A Conversation - What to Expect Now That Larger Farms Must Comply with the FSMA Produce Safety Rule
- Q&A Conversation - What to Expect with the Next Compliance Dates for the FSMA Preventive Controls for Animal Foods Rule