Recently, GAO personnel changed the name of a document from “Revamping Federal Oversight of Food Safety” to “Improving Federal Oversight of Food Safety.” The move reflects GAO’s belief food safety efforts in the US are disjointed, with 15 different responsible agencies and 30 applicable laws.
FDA has finalized a new food safety rule under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) that will help to prevent food contamination during transportation.
At a crucial time for food safety in the US, FDA announced Michael Taylor, deputy commissioner for foods and veterinary medicine, will leave the agency on June 1.
Threat assessment and critical control point applies well-understood HACCP principles to protect food and beverage products from intentional and malicious contamination.
Nanjing, China, September 18, 2002: “Police have arrested a snack bar owner who confessed to spreading lethal rat poison into the food of his business rival on Saturday morning, killing 38 people and leaving hundreds seriously ill.”—China Daily.
A coalition of nearly 70 food groups are urging members of Congress to develop a 2017 appropriations bill that funds FDA food safety programs without any increase in taxes or fees to manufacturers.
The Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA), a public/private alliance of key industry, academic and government stakeholders, recently presented its winter update on a live webinar.