FDA Seeks Feedback on Keeping Juice Safe and Clean
Published Date: 2/20/2026
Notice
Summary
The FDA wants to hear from juice makers and importers about their rules for keeping juice safe and clean using special safety checks called HACCP. They’re asking for comments by April 21, 2026, to help decide if they should keep or change these rules. This affects anyone who processes or imports fruit and vegetable juices and helps keep your juice safe without adding extra costs.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 3 costs, 0 mixed.
Estimated Recordkeeping Time Burden
FDA estimates the annual recordkeeping burden for this collection is 461,426 hours across respondents, covering an estimated 21,980,369 total records. Examples in FDA's estimate include 1,840 recordkeepers producing 95,680 monitoring-related records and activities that together contribute to the total annual hours.
Juice Processors Must Keep HACCP Records
If you process or import fruit or vegetable juices, you must establish and keep Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) records under 21 CFR part 120. These records document your HACCP plan, monitoring of critical control points, corrective actions, calibration, validation, and revalidation, and must be retained and presented to FDA upon inspection.
Noncompliance Can Trigger Enforcement
If your juice products or records are not in compliance with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements under the FD&C Act, the products may be considered adulterated and subject to FDA enforcement action. FDA uses HACCP records to determine compliance during inspections.
No Capital or O&M Costs Reported
FDA states there are no capital costs or operating and maintenance (O&M) costs associated with this information collection. The agency reports the burden estimate covers time only and lists no monetary capital or O&M expenses.
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