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§ 112.203 - What information must FDA include in an order to withdraw a qualified exemption?

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An order to withdraw a qualified exemption applicable to a farm under § 112.5 must include the following information:

The date of the order;

The name, address and location of the farm;

A brief, general statement of the reasons for the order, including information relevant to one or both of the following circumstances that leads FDA to issue the order:

An active investigation of a foodborne illness outbreak that is directly linked to the farm; or

Conduct or conditions associated with a farm that are material to the safety of the food that would otherwise be covered produce grown, harvested, packed and held at such farm.

A statement that the farm must either:

Comply with subparts B through O of this part on the date that is 120 calendar days from the date of receipt of the order, or within a reasonable timeframe, agreed to by FDA, based on a written justification, submitted to FDA, for a timeframe that exceeds 120 calendar days from the date of receipt of the order; or

Appeal the order within 15 calendar days of the date of receipt of the order in accordance with the requirements of § 112.206.

A statement that a farm may request that FDA reinstate an exemption that was withdrawn by following the procedures in § 112.213;

The text of section 419(f) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and of this subpart;

A statement that any informal hearing on an appeal of the order must be conducted as a regulatory hearing under part 16 of this chapter, with certain exceptions described in § 112.208;

The mailing address, telephone number, email address, and facsimile number of the FDA district office and the name of the FDA District Director in whose district the farm is located (or for foreign farms, the same information for the Director of the Office of Compliance in the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition); and

The name and the title of the FDA representative who approved the order.

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§ 112.203 - What information must FDA include in an order to withdraw a qualified exemption?