FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Sanitation for Low-Moisture, Ready-to-Eat Foods
This guidance provides the agency’s current thinking on establishing a routine sanitation program for low-moisture, ready-to-eat foods that can help prevent pathogen contamination events and also sets forth recommendations for corrective actions.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has introduced draft guidance intended to help manufacturers and processors of low-moisture, ready-to-eat (LMRTE) human foods comply with 21 CFR part 117 (part 117).
Examples of manufactured or processed LMRTE foods that must be produced in accordance with the requirements of part 117 include powdered infant formula; peanut butter; nut butters; powdered drink mixes; chocolate; medical foods in powdered and paste forms; processed tree nuts; milk powders; powdered spices; snack foods, such as chips and crackers; granola bars and dry cereal. This guidance is also intended to help manufacturers and processors of powdered infant formula comply with 21 CFR part 106 (part 106).