FSMA FINAL RULES: KEY DATES

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1. Except for certain provisions concerning written customer assurances. 

Additional two years to comply with these specific requirements.

2. Except for certain facilities that only pack and/or hold raw agricultural 

commodities that are produce and/or nut hulls and shells. Compliance date for 

these facilities extended approximately 16 months to match the compliance dates 

for businesses in the same size categories in the produce safety regulation.

3. Except for certain facilities that would qualify as a secondary activities farm 

except that they do not meet the ownership criterion. Compliance date for these 

facilities extended approximately 16 months to match the compliance dates for 

businesses in the same size categories in the produce safety regulation.

4. Except for certain facilities that color raw agricultural commodities. Compliance 

date for these facilities extended approximately 16 months to match the 

compliance dates for businesses in the same size categories in the produce 

safety regulation.

5. Except for certain facilities solely engaged in the ginning of cotton. Compliance 

date for these facilities extended approximately 16 months to match the other 

extension dates that relate to the “farm” definition.

6. Except for the importation of food contact substances. Additional two years 

to comply with the FSVP requirements.

Intentional Adulteration (IA)

Sanitary Transportation of Food (ST)

Preventive Controls Animal Food (PCAF)

Preventive Controls Human Food (PCHF)

Produce Safety Regulation (PS)*

Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP)

CGMP = Current Good Manufacturing Practices

PC = Preventive Controls

PMO = Pasteurized Milk Ordinance

SEP 17, 2015 (PCHF)

Preventive Controls Human Food 

Final Rule Published

SEP 17, 2015 (PCAF)

Preventive Controls Animal Food 

Final Rule Published

NOV 16, 2015 (PCHF)

Preventive Controls Human Food 

Effective Date 

NOV 16, 2015 (PCAF)

Preventive Controls Animal Food 

Effective Date 

NOV 27, 2015 (FSVP)

Foreign Supplier Verification 

Program Final Rule Published

NOV 27, 2015 (PS)

Produce Safety Final Rule 

Published

JAN 26, 2022 (PS)

Other Produce - Very Small 

Farms (remaining water 

requirements)

JAN 26, 2022 (PS)

Large Farms - New proposed

compliance dates non-sprout 

agricultural water requirements

JAN 26, 2023 (PS)

Small Farms - New proposed

compliance dates non-sprout 

agricultural water requirements

JAN 26, 2024 (PS)

Very Small Farms - New 

proposed compliance dates 

non-sprout agricultural water 

requirements

JAN 26, 2021 (PS)

Other Produce - Small Farms 

(remaining water requirements) 

JUL 26, 2021 (IA)

Very Small Business 

JAN 1, 2020 (PS)1

All produce types - All farm sizes 

eligible for qualified exemption 

for modified requirement in 

112.6(b)(1) (label statement)

JAN 27, 2020 (PS)

Other Produce - Large Farms 

(remaining water requirements) 

JAN 27, 2020 (PS)1

Other Produce - Very Small 

Farms (except certain water 

requirements) 

MAR 17, 2020 (FSVP)1,6

Importer of animal food whose 

Foreign Supplier is a Qualified 

Facility (including Very Small 

Businesses) subject to PCAF PC, 

but not CGMP requirements 

JUL 27, 2020 (IA)

Small Business 

JUL 27, 2020 (FSVP)1,6

Importer whose Very Small 

Business Foreign Supplier 

subject to Produce Safety Rule 

and eligible for a Qualified 

Exemption 

JUL 27, 2020 (FSVP)1,6

Importer whose Very Small 

Business Foreign Supplier 

is subject to the produce 

safety rule 

JAN 26, 2018 (PS)1 

Sprouts – Small Farms

JAN 26, 2018 (PS)1

Sprouts – Small farms eligible 

for qualified exemption to comply 

with other requirements in 112.6 

and 112.7 

JAN 26, 2018 (PS)1

Other Produce - Large Farms 

(except certain water 

requirements) 

MAR 19, 2018 (FSVP)1,6

Importer of human food whose 

Small Business Foreign Supplier 

required to comply with PCHF 

MAR 19, 2018 (FSVP)1,6

Importer of animal food 

whose Large Business Foreign 

Supplier is subject to the PC 

requirements in PCAF, but not 

the CGMP requirements 

MAR 19, 2018 (FSVP)1,6

Importer of animal food whose 

Small Business Foreign Supplier 

is subject to PCAF CGMP 

requirements 

APR 06, 2018 (ST)

Small Business 

JUL 26, 2018 (FSVP)1,6

Importer whose Small Business 

Foreign Supplier required to 

comply with sprout requirements 

of Produce Safety Rule 

JUL 26, 2018 (FSVP)1,6

Importer whose Small Business 

Foreign Supplier is a farm 

producing sprouts and eligible 

for a Qualified Exemption under 

the Produce Safety Rule 

JUL 26, 2018 (FSVP)1,6

Importer whose Large Foreign 

Supplier Required to comply 

with Produce Safety Rule

SEP 17, 2018 (PCHF)2,3,4

Qualified Facilities (including Very 

Small Businesses) compliance 

SEP 17, 2018 (PCHF)

Grade “A” milk and milk products 

subject to the Pasteurized Milk 

Ordinance (PMO) 

SEP 17, 2018 (PCAF)2,3

Qualified facilities (including 

Very Small Businesses) CGMP 

compliance 

SEP 17, 2018 (PCAF)1,2,3,5 

Small Business PC compliance

JAN 01, 2017 (PCAF)

Very Small Businesses retain 

records to support Qualified 

Facility Status 

JAN 26, 2017 (PS)1

Sprouts – Large Farms

APR 06, 2017 (ST)

Large Business 

MAY 30, 2017 (FSVP)1,6

Importer not subject to PC or 

produce rules 

MAY 30, 2017 (FSVP)1,6

Importer of human food whose 

Large Foreign Supplier required 

to comply with PCHF 

MAY 30, 2017 (FSVP)1,6

Importer of animal food whose 

Large Foreign Supplier is subject 

to PCAF CGMP requirements 

JUL 26, 2017 (FSVP)1,6

Importer whose Large Foreign 

Supplier required to comply with 

sprout requirements of Produce 

Safety Rule 

SEP 18, 2017 (PCHF)1,2,3,4

Small Business compliance 

SEP 18, 2017 (PCAF)2,3

Small Business CGMP compliance 

SEP 18, 2017 (PCAF)1,2,3,5

Large Business PC compliance

JAN 01, 2016 (PCHF)

Very Small Businesses retain 

records to support Qualified 

Facility status 

JAN 26, 2016 (FSVP)

FSVP Effective Date 

JAN 26, 2016 (PS)

Produce Safety Effective Date

JAN 26, 2016 (PS)

Farms eligible for the qualified 

exemption to retain records to 

support eligibility 

APR 06, 2016 (ST)

Sanitary Transportation of 

Human and Animal Food Final 

Rule Published

MAY 27, 2016 (IA)

Intentional Adulteration Final 

Rule Published

JUN 06, 2016 (ST)

Sanitary Transportation 

Effective Date 

JUL 26, 2016 (IA)

Intentional Adulteration 

Effective Date 

SEP 19, 2016 (PCHF)1,2,3,4

Large Business 

SEP 19, 2016 (PCAF)2,3

Large Business CGMP 

compliance 

JAN 28, 2019 (PS)1

Sprouts – Very Small Farms

JAN 28, 2019 (PS)

Sprouts – Very Small Farms 

eligible for a qualified 

exemption to comply with other 

requirements in 112.6 and 112.7 

JAN 28, 2019 (PS)1

Other Produce - Small Farms 

(except certain water requirements) 

JAN 28, 2019 (PS)

Other Produce – Small 

Farms eligible for a qualified 

exemption to comply with other 

requirements in 112.6 and 112.7 

MAR 18, 2019 (FSVP)1,6

Importer of animal food 

whose Small Business Foreign 

Supplier is subject to the PC 

requirements in PCAF, but not 

the CGMP requirements

MAR 18, 2019 (FSVP)1,6

Importer of human food Grade 

“A” milk and milk products 

whose foreign supplier is subject 

to PMO requirements 

MAR 18, 2019 (FSVP)1,6

Importer of human food whose 

Foreign Supplier is a Qualified 

Facility (including Very Small 

Businesses) 

MAR 18, 2019 (FSVP)1,6

Importer of animal food whose 

Foreign Supplier is a Qualified 

Facility (including Very Small 

Businesses) subject to PCAF 

CGMP requirements 

JUL 26, 2019 (IA)

Large Business

JUL 29, 2019 (FSVP)1,6

Importer whose Very Small Business Foreign Supplier 

is a farm producing sprouts and eligible for a Qualified 

Exemption under the Produce Safety Rule 

JUL 29, 2019 (FSVP)1,6

Importer whose Small Business Foreign Supplier 

required to comply with Produce Safety Rule 

JUL 29, 2019 (FSVP)1,6 

Importer whose Small Business Foreign Supplier subject to 

Produce Safety Rule and eligible for a Qualified Exemption 

JUL 29, 2019 (FSVP)1,6

Importer whose Very Small Business Foreign Supplier required 

to comply with Sprout Requirements of Produce Safety Rule 

SEP 17, 2019 (PCAF)2,3,5

Qualified Facilities (including Very Small Businesses) 

PC Compliance