Monthly Archives: September 2011
The ‘Teeth’ of FDA’s Food Safety Law
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), signed into law by President Obama in January, has been called “historic” because it puts the focus of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on prevention—working to ensure that unsafe foods are not distributed … Continue reading
Safer Fruits and Vegetables: FDA Aims to Set Production Standards
As headlines from Europe implicate tainted vegetable sprouts in more than 4,000 illnesses and dozens of deaths, American consumers may wonder, “Could that happen here?” The U.S. has had its own headline-grabbing outbreaks from contaminated vegetables—such as lettuce in 2010, … Continue reading
Will the Food Safety Modernization Act Help Prevent Outbreaks of Foodborne Illness?
Michael R. Taylor, J.D. N Engl J Med 2011; 365:e1 Large-scale outbreaks of foodborne illness have recently focused attention on the ability of the U.S. food-safety system to protect the public health. The nationwide outbreak of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium … Continue reading
From field to fork: Food-Tracing System Needed
AP- Washington- WASHINGTON — When there’s an urgent need to trace fruits and vegetables in a crisis like the salmonella outbreak, a lot of the pieces for a rapid-response system are in place. But nobody has quite figured out how … Continue reading
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