The Food and Drug Administration is expected to roll out a set of landmark rules this week that includes the first federal safety regulations for how fresh produce is grown and packed.

 

The new rules also will include foreign-supplier verification regulations aimed at improving the safety of all imported foods.

 

The rules were required under the Food Safety Modernization Act, which was enacted nearly five years ago in the wake of a series of deadly, nationwide outbreaks traced to produce and peanut butter.

 

Sandra Eskin, director of food safety at The Pew Charitable Trusts, said FDA's produce rule “is a game changer” that will have its biggest impact on medium and smaller size producers who haven't had to comply with industry standards that wholesalers and retailers impose on the largest growers and packers

 

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