Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)

FSMA directed FDA to issue rules including preventive controls for human and animal food, produce safety, foreign supplier verification, sanitary transportation, intentional adulteration and food traceability. Food facilities, including many warehouses holding food, must register with FDA and renew registration between October and December of every even-numbered year, including 2026. FSMA also gave FDA mandatory recall authority and expanded powers to suspend registrations and detain food. The traceability rule's compliance date is 20 July 2028.

FSMA turns food warehousing into a regulated activity with FDA registration, sanitation and recordkeeping duties. A 3PL that stores packaged food usually must register the facility with FDA and renew it in each even year, and it is subject to inspection. For example, a fulfillment center storing protein bars and coffee for several brands must renew its FDA food facility registration by 31 December 2026 and keep temperature, pest control and sanitation records that FDA investigators can review.

• Temperature-Controlled StorageStorage kept in a set temperature range
• Lot TrackingRecording batch numbers so units can be traced

• Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP)2015, compliance from 2017 · FDA rule making food importers verify foreign suppliers
• FSMA Food Traceability Rule2022, compliance from July 2028 · FDA traceability records rule for high-risk foods
• Sanitary Transportation Rule2016, compliance from 2017 · FDA rule for safe transport of human and animal food

1. FDA: Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) fda.gov
2. FDA: Registration of food facilities fda.gov