FDA Issues FSMA Intentional Adulteration Final Rule

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently published its final rule on Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration (hereinafter, the “IA” rule). This regulation is aimed at preventing intentional adulteration from acts intended to cause wide-scale harm to public health, including acts of terrorism targeting the food supply. Rather than targeting specific foods or hazards, the rule applies to all domestic and foreign facilities that are required to register with FDA, with several broad exemptions.