The Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011—Final Rule for Preventive Controls for Human Food

Jessica A. Lepper, Soohyoun Ahn, Keith R. Schneider, Michelle D. Danyluk, and Renée Goodrich-Schneider

Release Date: 10/4/2022

Reviewed At: 8/12/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-fs301-2018

Agriculture

Abstract

This fact sheet is one in a series covering the different rules promulgated under the new Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). It is intended to provide an overview of the final Preventive Controls for Human Food (PCHF) rule.

About this Publication

This document is FSHN14-06, one of a series of the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date April 2014. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

Jessica A. Lepper, food safety coordinator, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition; Soohyoun Ahn, assistant professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition; Keith R. Schneider, professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition; Michelle D. Danyluk, associate professor, UF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center; and Renée Goodrich-Schneider, professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Lepper, J., Ahn, S., Schneider, K. R., Danyluk, M., & Goodrich Schneider, R. M. (2018). The Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011: Final Rule for Preventive Controls for Human Food. EDIS, 2018(1). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fs301-2018