Federal Register #FDA-2026-N-10605

FDA Seeks Comments on Pesticide Residue Documentation and Recordkeeping

The Food and Drug Administration is seeking public input on recordkeeping for food affected by changes to pesticide residue tolerances. - Government agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA); the policy concerns tolerance actions by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). - Opportunity type: Information-collection notice seeking comments, not a request to buy products or services. - Collection activities: FDA estimates one annual submission of supporting documentation requiring about 3 hours, plus one recordkeeping activity to develop a documentation process requiring about 16 hours. - Potential respondents and records: Produce and food-processing firms may need records such as packing codes, batch records, or inventory records to show that affected food was handled within applicable timeframes. - Requested input: Comments are sought on the collection’s necessity and usefulness, burden estimates, information quality, and ways to reduce respondent burden. - OEMs and vendors: None identified. No products, services, quantities, or part numbers are requested.

Description

The FDA is inviting public comment on a proposed information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The collection supports FDA guidance on channels of trade for food commodities with pesticide residues when EPA tolerances have been revoked, suspended, or modified due to dietary risk considerations. The notice estimates one annual submission of documentation, requiring three hours, and one recordkeeping activity to develop a documentation process, requiring 16 hours. Comments are due December 7, 2026.

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