Food Safety Modernization Act compliance will finally move from the level of abstraction to something more tangible in the coming months. 3-A SSI has a strong interest in the equipment-related provisions of two of the seven major rules to be issued. We submitted comments in both rulemakings. FDA is under a court-ordered deadline to publish the final rules on preventive controls (PC) for both human food and animal food by Aug. 30. The final rules on Sanitary Food Transportation (SFT) must be issued by March 31, 2016.
The SFT rules will establish good transportation practices applicable to all ground transportation operations. All food is covered, unless specifically exempted. Grade A Milk and Milk Products are covered under the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO). Nonetheless, the general sanitary design criteria of 3-A Sanitary Standards for transport equipment are important for all food, thus, the interest of 3-A SSI.