Updated: FDA Issues New Safety Requirements for Food Transporters | Practical Law
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a new final rule under the Sanitary Food Transportation Act of 2005 (SFTA) and the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011 (FSMA). This new final rule requires food transporters to use sanitary transportation practices to ensure that the food they handle is safe and unadulterated. The FDA recently published three waivers from the requirements of this rule.