What is the Reportable Food Registry?

In addition to the requirements that responsible parties submit a report to FDA within 24 hours after discovery, investigate the cause of the adulteration and report their findings when known, FDA may also require responsible parties to notify the immediate previous source(s) and/or immediate subsequent recipient(s) of the reportable food.

The failure to comply with the RFR requirements is a prohibited act under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

A record in the RFR is subject to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) rules, with appropriate redactions to protect proprietary information and the reporting facility's Food Facility Registration Number. RFR submissions are not viewable by any other submitters.