FDA Food Safety Fee Corrections: Reinspection and Recall Fees for Businesses
This Act makes technical corrections allowing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to effectively assess and collect fees from businesses that require reinspection or product recalls due to non-compliance with food safety standards. The goal is to ensure better funding for food safety oversight, indirectly enhancing consumer protection. A key provision introduces significant financial relief for small businesses, which will pay only one-third of the standard fee amount.
Key points
The FDA is authorized to collect set fees for reinspections of food facilities and importers that previously violated safety regulations.
Small businesses (defined by employee count or revenue thresholds) receive a fee reduction, paying only 1/3 of the standard reinspection or recall fee.
The maximum annual amount the FDA can collect from these fees has been increased to improve funding for food safety oversight.
The definition of 'reinspection' is clarified to specifically cover follow-up inspections conducted after non-compliance is identified.
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