{"data":{"id":"us/21-cfr-1.654","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"21 CFR 1.654","heading":"When must an accredited third-party certification body monitor an eligible entity that it has issued a food or facility certification?","body":"If an accredited third-party certification body has reason to believe that an eligible entity to which it issued a food or facility certification may no longer be in compliance with the applicable food safety requirements of the FD\u0026C Act and FDA regulations, the accredited third-party certification body must conduct any monitoring (including an onsite audit) of such eligible entity necessary to determine whether the entity is in compliance with such requirements. The accredited third-party certification body must immediately notify FDA, under § 1.656(d), if it withdraws or suspends a food or facility certification because it determines that the entity is no longer in compliance with the applicable food safety requirements of the FD\u0026C Act and FDA regulations. The accredited third-party certification body must maintain records of such monitoring under § 1.658.","path":["Title 21—Food and Drugs","CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 1—GENERAL ENFORCEMENT REGULATIONS","Subpart M—Accreditation of Third-Party Certification Bodies To Conduct Food Safety Audits and To Issue Certifications"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-21.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:47Z","sha256":"0cf96cbcee77151754c8ec41cb6f5e084f0f88f5328707f137225a457bf976ff","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/21-cfr-1.653","next":"us/21-cfr-1.655"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}