Published in November 2015, the FSVP Rule requires importers to verify the food they import into the U.S. meets the same public health standard as food produced domestically, is not adulterated and is not misbranded with respect to allergen labeling.

On April 6, 2016, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published in the Federal Register its long-awaited final rule on Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food (Final Rule).