The August 2012 edition of Food Safety Magazine’s eDigest includes a Food Safety Modernization Act (“FSMA”) Update Article that I co-authored along with John Shapiro.
Please see a link to the article below:
This article discusses the July 31, 2012, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announcement of the per hour FDA inspector charges it will levy against food companies in the upcoming fiscal year under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Those rates are $221 per hour if no foreign travel is required and $289 per hour if foreign travel is required. The new rates will take effect October 1, 2012, and will be effective through September 30, 2013. FDA intends to reassess the rates for the fiscal year starting October 1, 2013.