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GAO-16-609R 1 (2016-04-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadsdw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-327982 April 22, 2016 The Honorable Lamar Alexander Chairman The Honorable Patty Murray Ranking Member Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions United States Senate The Honorable Fred Upton Chairman The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr. Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration: Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food Pursuant to section 801 (a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) entitled Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food (RIN: 0910-AG98). We received the rule on April 7, 2016. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on April 6, 2016. 81 Fed. Reg. 20,092. The final rule establishes requirements for shippers, loaders, carriers by motor vehicle and rail vehicle, and receivers engaged in the transportation of food, including food for animals, to use sanitary transportation practices to ensure the safety of the food they transport. This action is part of the larger effort to focus on prevention of food safety problems throughout the food chain and is part of the implementation of the Sanitary Food Transportation Act of 2005 (2005 SFTA) and the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011 (FSMA). Enclosed is our assessment of FDA's compliance with the procedural steps required by section 801 (a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. Our review of the procedural steps taken indicates that FDA complied with the applicable requirements. GAO-16-609R

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