The Food and Drug Administration is extending the comment period by two months on a request for information on what produce is known to have no or low reported consumption.
The FDA, according to a news release, plans to use the data and information submitted by Jan. 8 to consider whether any of these produce commodities should be added to the “rarely consumed raw” list and thereby exempt from the Produce Safety Rule.
The extension in the comment period is in response to requests from stakeholders, according to the release.
“The FDA invites those with data, information, and/or comments regarding U.S. consumption patterns of those commodities with no or low reported consumption to submit such information to the agency through the request for information docket,” the FDA said.
