Food Safety
In: Food Safety: Developments, Policies, Programs, and Research
Intro -- FOOD SAFETY: DEVELOPMENTS, POLICIES, PROGRAMS, AND RESEARCH, VOLUME 2 -- FOOD SAFETY: DEVELOPMENTS, POLICIES, PROGRAMS, AND RESEARCH, VOLUME 2 -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 FOOD SAFETY ISSUES FOR THE 113TH CONGRESS -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND -- Food Safety Incidents -- Foodborne Illness -- Existing Food Safety Legal and Regulatory Landscape -- FDA FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT (P.L. 111-353) -- Overview of Provisions -- Implementation Schedule -- KEY ISSUES FOR THE 113TH CONGRESS -- FSMA Oversight and Implementation -- Funding FSMA Implementation -- Food Safety Regulations for Produce Growers -- Meat and Poultry Inspection -- Antibiotic Use in Animal Agriculture -- Seafood and Fisheries Products -- The Next Omnibus Farm Bill -- Imported Foods -- Criminal Penalties and Enforcement -- Bisphenol A (BPA) -- Dietary Supplements -- Pesticide Residues -- Agricultural Biotechnology -- Single Food Agency -- APPENDIX. FDA FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT (P.L. 111-353), SELECTED SECTION PROVISIONS, TIME/SCHEDULE IN LAW, IMPLEMENTATION STATU -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 FOOD SAFETY: FDA'S FOOD ADVISORY AND RECALL PROCESS NEEDS STRENGTHENING -- ABBREVIATIONS -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- BACKGROUND -- SEVERAL KEY ENTITIES HAVE RECALL AUTHORITY, BUT FDA HAS NOT ISSUED REGULATIONS OR INDUSTRY GUIDANCE ON ITS ORDERING OF FOOD RECALLS -- Entities with Authority to Order Product Recalls Use Processes with Similar Steps -- FDA Has Not Made Public Procedures for Ordering Food Recalls -- FDA's Data on Ordered Recalls Appear to Be Unreliable -- FDA HAS TAKEN STEPS TO BEGIN MEETING COMMUNICATION CHALLENGES WHEN ADVISING THE PUBLIC ABOUT FOOD RECALLS AND OUTBREAKS -- FDA Faces Challenges in Seven Related Categories and Has Taken Some Steps to Address Them -- Balancing the Goals of Timeliness and Accuracy