Guide Aims to Walk Plants through FDA Inspections

The second edition of “Guide to Handling FDA Food Inspections” by the Washington, D.C., law firm Olsson, Frank & Weeda, P.C. is available from the Food Institute.

The guide costs $179, and can be ordered as a standard book or as a PDF.
 
The guide is intended to help plants deal with the Food and Drug Administration's regulatory inspections of food processing operations as well as inspections of warehouses, shippers and retail establishments.  It lays out the rights of plants with respect to FDA inspections.

This guide will help plants develop inspection policies to set the ground rules regarding certain matters that are within the company's discretion
 
The Guide to Handling FDA Food Inspections covers a number of areas that food industry management and executives need to understand, including:

• FDA Inspection Authority
• Reasons for an FDA Inspection
• Preparing for an FDA Inspection
• The inspection itself
• Post-Inspection Follow-up
• FDA Enforcement Options
• Special Types of Inspections
• And special settings, such as retail establishments and overseas facilities

It also includes sample forms from FDA:

• A director of FDA's Office of Regulatory Affairs
• Recent Statistics on FDA Food Inspections and Enforcement Actions
• Customize Your Plan

The guide can be ordered here. Or, contact Sue Antista at 201/791-5570, ext. 212 or at santista@foodinstitute.com.