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PROPOSED RULECOMMENTS DUE JANUARY 21, 2027

Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability

Health and Human Services Department / Food and Drug Administration

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is announcing the availability of one additional draft chapter of a multichapter draft guidance for industry titled "Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food." This multichapter draft guidance, when finalized, will explain FDA's current thinking on how to comply with the requirements for hazard analysis and risk-based preventive controls under FDA's regulation titled "Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food." The newly available draft chapter is titled "Chapter 12: Control of Chemical Hazards." This draft guidance is not final nor is it in effect at this time.

Published October 23, 2026Document 2026-21669

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From the Federal Register as of November 3, 2026. Deadlines can change; the official document governs. Not legal advice.

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