FDA Cracks Eggs Over Safety Regs: Comment by April!
Published Date: 3/13/2026
Notice
Summary
The FDA is updating how it collects info about egg safety rules to keep food safe and healthy. This affects state and local food safety teams who help protect us from foodborne illnesses. They’re asking for your thoughts by April 13, 2026, to make sure the process is smooth and effective—no big cost changes expected!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
State and Tribal Reporting Burden Estimates
FDA estimates reporting burden per submission at 569 hours. For ERPS submissions FDA estimates 2 respondents, 1 response each, totaling 1,138 reporting hours; for AFRPS submissions FDA estimates 25 respondents, 1 response each, totaling 14,225 reporting hours; combined reporting burden is 15,363 hours. FDA also estimates annual recordkeeping burden totaling 11,800 hours (ERPS recordkeeping 800 hours; AFRPS recordkeeping 11,000 hours) and states there are no capital or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection.
Revised Egg Safety Program Standards
The FDA revised the Egg Regulatory Program Standards (ERPS) to reflect lessons learned from the 2021 ERPS and updated program definitions, all 10 program standards, appendices, and assessment worksheets. States that have adopted ERPS will use the revised worksheets and forms, perform a baseline self-assessment in the first year of enrollment, and submit comprehensive reviews in subsequent years to verify conformance and improve program effectiveness and clarity.
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