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HHS/FDA RIN: 0910-AG69 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: ●Registration of Food Facilities: Retail Food Establishment Definition Amendment  
Abstract: The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, section 102(c), requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to amend the definition of the term "retail food establishment" in 21 CFR 1.227(b)(11) to clarify that, in determining the primary function of an establishment or a retail food establishment under such section, the sale of food products directly to consumers by such establishment and the sale of food directly to consumers by such retail food establishment include: (1) The sale of such food products or food directly to consumers by such establishment at a roadside stand or farmers' market where such stand or market is located other than where the food was manufactured or processed; (2) the sale and distribution of such food through a community supported agriculture program; and (3) the sale and distribution of such food at any other such direct sales platform as determined by the Secretary. 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1.227(b)(11) (Revision)   
Legal Authority: PL 111-353, sec 102, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  06/00/2011    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Denise Renee Beavers
Department of Health and Human Services
Food and Drug Administration
Room 1C-017, HFS-024, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway,
College Park, MD 20774
Phone:240 402-1721
Fax:301 436-2637
Email: denise.beavers@fda.hhs.gov