{"topic_id":"FDA_FSMA_petfood_HARPC","category":"fda","context":"---\ntopic_id: \"FDA_FSMA_petfood_HARPC\"\ncategory: \"fda\"\ntitle: \"FDA FSMA petfood HARPC\"\nlang: en\nsource_document: \"U.S. FDA / CVM\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"fda\"\n  title: \"FDA FSMA petfood HARPC\"\n  url: \"\"\n  retrieved: \"\"\n  ref: \"\"\n  doc_type: \"official source\"\n  needs_review: true\nauthority_tier: T1\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T1:fda\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-04\n---\nThe Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Preventive Controls for Animal Food (21 CFR Part 507) applies to pet food manufacturing. HARPC (Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls) requirements: (1) hazard analysis identifying known or reasonably foreseeable hazards (biological, chemical, physical, radiological); (2) preventive controls for hazards requiring them (sanitation controls, allergen controls, supplier controls, etc.); (3) supply chain verification for high-risk ingredients (e.g., imported rendered animal proteins); (4) recall plan per 21 CFR 507.38; (5) PCQI (Preventive Controls Qualified Individual) responsible for implementation. Compliance dates: small facilities (> $1M revenue) since 2018; very small (< $1M, > $250K) since 2019. FDA inspectors now conduct routine HARPC audits of pet food facilities. The 2024 enforcement focus: supply chain controls for imported ingredients, particularly from Southeast Asia.\n","sources":["fda — FDA FSMA petfood HARPC"],"source":{"authority":"fda","title":"FDA FSMA petfood HARPC","url":"https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/","retrieved":"","ref":"","doc_type":"official source","source_document":"U.S. FDA / CVM","verification_file":""},"source_document":"U.S. FDA / CVM","source_file":"","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"verbatim","license":null,"display_grade":"A"},"tokens_estimated":162,"generated_at":"2026-07-16","tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}