FMI appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on the Department of Health and Human Services’ (“HHS” or “the Department”) Proposed Rule “Securing Updated and Necessary Statutory Evaluations Timely” (hereinafter “Proposed Rule”). 1/ As the food industry association, FMI works with and on behalf of the entire industry to advance a safer, healthier and more efficient consumer food supply. FMI brings together a wide range of members across the value chain — from retailers who sell to consumers, to producers who supply the food, as well as the wide variety of companies providing critical services — to amplify the collective work of the industry. FMI’s retail membership includes nearly 1,000 supermarket member companies that collectively operate almost 33,000 food retail outlets and employ approximately 6 million workers. As such, our members will undoubtedly be affected by the Proposed Rule and are uniquely positioned to offer valuable feedback to HHS about the impact of existing U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations on businesses of varying sizes and our potential perspective regarding to the Proposed Rule.

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