Draft Final Guidance for Industry: Guide to Minimize Food Safety Hazards for Fresh-Cut Fruits and Vegetables; Availability; Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request

Resumen

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft final guidance document entitled "Guidance for Industry: Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards of Fresh-Cut Fruits and Vegetables" (the draft final fresh-cut guidance). This document complements FDA's Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) requirements for foods by providing specific guidance on the processing of fresh-cut produce. The draft final fresh-cut guidance and the CGMP regulations are intended to assist processors in minimizing microbial food safety hazards common to the processing of most fresh-cut fruits and vegetables sold to consumers and retail establishments in a ready- to-eat form. FDA also is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA).