Reducing microbial food safety hazards in the production of seed for sprouting: guidance for industry

Reducing microbial food safety hazards in the production of seed for sprouting: guidance for industry

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Guidance for industry
Contributor(s):
United States. Department of Health and Human Services, issuing body.
United States. Food and Drug Administration, issuing body.
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (U.S.), issuing body.
Publication:
College Park, MD : Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, May 2022
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Food Safety
Foodborne Diseases -- prevention & control
Seeds
United States
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
United States. Food and Drug Administration
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
This guidance document is intended to inform the sprout seed industry (seed growers, conditioners, packers, holders, suppliers, and distributors) of FDA’s serious concern with the continuing outbreaks of foodborne illness associated with the consumption of raw and lightly cooked sprouts and to provide our recommendations to firms throughout the production chain of seed for sprouting. Throughout this guidance document, we refer to everything that can be sprouted, including beans, as “seeds.” The contents of this document do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way, unless specifically incorporated into a contract. This document is intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements under the law. FDA guidance documents, including this guidance, should be viewed only as recommendations, unless specific regulatory or statutory requirements are cited. The use of the word should in FDA guidances means that something is suggested or recommended, but not required.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (9 pages)).
NLM Unique ID:
9918469485306676 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918469485306676