US Food and Drug Administration Recognizes Alignment of GLOBALG.A.P. Standard with the Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has officially acknowledged that the GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) standard version 5.4-1-GFS, designed for fruit and vegetables, along with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule (PSR) add-on version 1.3, are now in accordance with the PSR guidelines.