'No nationwide shortages of food,' FDA says.

The Food and Drug Administration said the United States isn't experiencing any widespread food shortages amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) health emergency. To keep the supply chain running, the FDA said yesterday it won't enforce the FSMA on-site audit requirements if other appropriate supplier verification methods are used. When these facilities and importers develop their FSVP, they may decide that on-site audits are the most appropriate supplier verification activity, but the travel restrictions and advisories related to coronavirus could make some audits impractical to conduct, the FDA explained. [Extracted from the article]