(a) In General.--Chapter IV (21 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: "SEC. 418. HAZARD ANALYSIS AND RISK-BASED PREVENTIVE CONTROLS.
"(a) In General.--The owner, operator, or agent in charge of a facility shall, in accordance with this section, evaluate the hazards that could affect food manufactured, processed, packed, or held by such facility, identify and implement preventive controls to significantly minimize or prevent the occurrence of such hazards and provide assurances that such food is not adulterated under section 402 or misbranded under section 403(w), monitor the performance of those controls, and maintain records of this monitoring as a matter of routine practice.