In the July 19, 2016, Federal Register, FDA issued a final rule making technical amendments to certain regulations pertaining to registration and process filings of acidified foods and thermally processed low-acid foods packaged in hermetically sealed containers. The amendments reflect the new FDA process filing form numbers, make changes to addresses or locations where such forms can be found or must be sent, and remove obsolete references to the effective dates that occurred years ago. The rule is effective August 18, 2016.

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