OSHA issues final rule establishing procedures for handling retaliation complaints under FSMA
OSHA has published a final rule establishing procedures for handling retaliation complaints under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The final rule also explains the burdens of proof, remedies and statute of limitations similar to other whistleblower protection statutes that OSHA administers.
Section 402 of FSMA, signed into law January 2011, protects employees who disclose information about a possible violation of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act from retaliation by employers that manufacture, process, pack, transport, distribute, receive, hold or import food.