WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Food and Drug Administration has issued a rule called: Guide To Minimize Biological Hazards in Ready-to-Eat Fresh-Cut Produce; Guidance for Industry; Availability.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 12 by Grace R. Graham, Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Legislation, and International Affairs.

Summary: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry entitled "Guide to Minimize Biological Hazards in Ready-to-Eat Fresh-Cut Produce." This guidance supersedes a previous guidance, entitled "Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards of Fresh-Cut Fruits and Vegetables, " issued in 2008, and is a final guidance to the draft guidance for in...