date:Oct 13, 2012
y of food that is imported into the U.S. should have been finalized in early January. Instead, the proposed rule is still sitting at OMB.
The process is painstakingly slow. Even after OMB sends the proposed regulation back to FDA, it will have to go through a public comment period, the food-safety agency will review the comments and the FDA's regulation will require final approval from the White House before it can take effect.
Industry lawyers say it could take a year or longer for the food-s