0910-AG64 201504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0910 Food and Drug Administration FDA 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS Foreign Supplier Verification Program

This rule describes what a food importer must do to verify that its foreign suppliers produce food that is as safe as food produced in the United States. FDA is taking this action to improve the safety of food that is imported into the United States.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage Yes Private Sector Not Yet Determined 21 U.S.C. 384a title III, sec 301 of FDA Food Safety Modernization Act Pub. L. 111-353, establishing sec 805 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) Statutory Final 01/04/2012 Yes NPRM 07/29/2013 78 FR 45729 NPRM Comment Period End 11/26/2013 NPRM Comment Period Extended 11/20/2013 78 FR 69602 NPRM Comment Period Extended End 01/27/2014 Supplemental NPRM 09/29/2014 79 FR 58573 Supplemental NPRM Comment Period End 12/15/2014 Final Rule 10/00/2015 Yes Businesses None No No Yes Yes Brian Pendleton L. Senior Policy Advisor 0910 Food and Drug Administration FDA 301 796-4614 301 847-3541 brian.pendleton@fda.hhs.gov Suite 3037 (HFD-7), Office of Policy, WO 32, Room 4250, 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring MD 20993-0002