There is much to absorb in the new federal regulation for food safety. The Food Safety Management Act, enacted in 2015, is the first general sweeping act for food safety in the U.S. since 1938, and it will impact the brewing industry. We will discuss the basic requirements under this new law, some of the common areas brewers forget to consider when conducting a risk assessment, basic records all breweries should have, and how to handle a food regulator at a facility.