Reportable Food Registry Draft Guidance

The RFR is scheduled for implementation on September 8, 2009, and applies to all FDA-regulated categories of foods, including dietary supplements. Only infant formula is exempt from the RFR requirements.

The RFR requires a responsible party to file a report through an FDA internet portal when there is reason to believe that an adulterated food (other than infant formula) will cause serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or animals. "Responsible party" is defined as the person who submits the registration information to FDA for a food facility that manufactures, processes, packs, or holds food for human or animal consumption in the United States. Federal, state, and local government officials may also use the portal to report information that may come to them about such foods.

Submit electronic comments on the draft guidance to http://www.regulations.gov/.

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