U.S. FDA will implement the "Rule on the Accreditation of Third-Party Certification Bodies for Conducting Food Safety Audits and Issuing Certificates."
On September 29, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it will implement the "Rule on the Accreditation of Third-Party Certification Bodies for Conducting Food Safety Audits and Issuing Certificates," with the comment period ending on October 29, 2025. Currently, approximately 200,000 foreign food exporters ship food products to the United States, including about 130,000 food production enterprises or facilities and approximately 71,000 farms.