The Food and Drug Administration’s new proposed rule for food-processing facilities is getting negative feedback from sustainable-agriculture advocates, food-safety experts, farmers, the Office of Management and Budget and farm commodity officials.

After a three-week delay, food facilities are now able to register or re-register with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The agency recently released revised guidelines to help food companies comply with food-safety act requirements. Although the agency is a bit behind the schedule mandated under the Food Safety Modernization Act, the deadline for food facilities to register is still Dec. 31.