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The following news is from the FDA on November 13, 2015.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has finalized rules that establish enforceable safety standards for produce farms, and make importers accountable for verifying that imported food meets U.S. safety standards. The agency also issued a rule establishing a program for the accreditation of third-party certification bodies, also known as auditors, to conduct food safety audits of foreign food facilities. There are produce safety rules and rules that require food importers ot verify foreign suppliers.
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