2019-23870: Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods

Summary

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is proposing to amend its regulations to establish a program for the testing of food in certain circumstances by accredited laboratories, as required under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). Establishing such a program will help FDA improve the safety of the U.S. food supply and protect U.S. consumers by helping ensure that certain food testing of importance to public health is conducted subject to appropriate oversight and in accordance with appropriate model standards, and produces reliable and valid test results.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

What this changes

Amends 4 parts of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.

• 21 CFR 1 General Enforcement Regulations
• 21 CFR 11 Electronic Records; Electronic Signatures
• 21 CFR 16 Regulatory Hearing Before the Food and Drug Administration
• 21 CFR 129 Processing and Bottling of Bottled Drinking Water