Sec. 4. Implementation of food traceability plan; study on inspections; reporting on inspections
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The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary ), acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, in coordination with the FDA Human Foods Program and the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, shall finalize an implementation plan for the Food and Drug Administration to achieve its goal of compliance, not later than January 20, 2026, with the rule issued by the Food and Drug Administration titled, Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods (87 Fed. Reg. 70910 (November 21, 2022)).
Such plan shall include a description of— any resource needs of the Food and Drug Administration; strategies for facilitating compliance with the rule; and detailed plans for communicating with and educating regulated entities, non-Federal regulatory partners, and regulatory staff of the Food and Drug Administration about the requirements under the rule. The Secretary shall— conduct a study to— determine the annual number of facility inspections that is sufficient to determine that imported foods are held to the same safety standards as domestic food; and identify whether such inspection targets are consistent with the targets in the most recent annual report regarding food conducted under section 1003(h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 393(h) ); and not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, submit a report to Congress on the findings of such study, and, if applicable, any factors preventing the Secretary from meeting its goal for the number of inspections and a plan to ensure that such goal is met in the next 2 years.
Section 1003(h)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 393(h)(1) ) is amended— in subparagraph (E), by striking and at the end; in subparagraph (F), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: the nature of domestic facility and foreign facility inspections described in subparagraph (C), the aggregate inspection findings of such inspections, and the compliance rate of foreign food importers with certification standards; .
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Implementation of food traceability plan; study on inspections; reporting on inspections
Fed. Reg.87 FR 70910
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