Deadlines come and deadlines go and yet the new FSMA regulations (notwithstanding court orders) fail to materialize. Now, as the result of a new consent order — 2014-2-20-dkt-82-1–joint–consent-decree_26503 — (arising out of the prior litigation), new deadlines have been set. The new deadlines are:

a. Preventive Controls for Human Food (FSMA Section 103(a) and 103(c))
Final rule: August 30, 2015
b. Preventive Controls for Animal Food (FSMA Section 103(a) and 103(c))
Final rule: August 30, 2015
c. Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSMA Section 301(a))
Final rule: October 31, 2015
d. Produce Safety Standards (FSMA Section 105(a))
Final rule: October 31, 2015
e. Accreditation of Third Party Auditors (FSMA Section 307)
Final rule: October 31, 2015
f. Sanitary Transport of Food and Feed (FSMA Section 111)
Final rule: March 31, 2016
g. Intentional Contamination (FSMA Section 106(b))
Final rule: May 31, 2016

We’ll have to see if these deadlines actually stick, but the bottom line is that, even if they do, there’s still a long way to go until the 2011 Congressional intent is realized. And, of course, there’s still that nagging issue of funding…

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