The fiscal 2022 appropriations bill signed into law March 15 by President Joe Biden updates U.S. Department of Agriculture statutes to allow workplace flexibilities for
Food Safety Inspection Service in-plant inspection personnel.
Inspectors will no longer need to be in overtime status for the plant to be charged for services that are provided outside established hours of operation. The change will be cost neutral to industry, and inspection services provided will not change. Establishments will be billed for any time that services are requested outside of their approved hours of inspection.