Guidance for Industry: Necessity of the Use of Food Product Categories in Food Facility Registrations and Updates to Food Product Categories; Availability

Résumé

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled "Necessity of the Use of Food Product Categories in Food Facility Registrations and Updates to Food Product Categories." FDA has developed this guidance in response to amendments made by the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). This guidance contains FDA's determination that information about food product categories in food facility registrations is necessary for a quick, accurate, and focused response to a food safety related issue or incident, an actual or potential bioterrorist incident, or other food- related emergency. The guidance also identifies the additional food product categories included as mandatory fields in food facility registrations, as determined appropriate by FDA.