The Food Safety and Inspection Service has announced plans to extend its current data collection system that governs how companies must report new technologies and submit waiver applications to the federal agency.
Following requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and federal Office of Management and Budget guidelines, FSIS officials said they will seek to continue the existing notification procedures without any modifications.
The current authorization for these information gathering requirements is set to end on July 31, 2026, prompting the renewal request.
The procedures establish how food industry companies must inform the federal agency when implementing new technologies in their operations and outline the process for requesting exemptions from certain regulations.
