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FSMA Delay Spurs Curious Partnerships and Regulation Pleas – But They Are Likely to Have Zero Impact

Written by David Acheson on 10/01/12

In an industry traditionally anxious to be self policing and oppose regulation, the tide has turned. The first evidence of this was in 2006 after the large E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to spinach, when the produce industry was seriously requesting FDA to develop regulations around fresh produce. Since then, we have seen repeated outbreaks […]

Food Safety and Modernization Act

Written by Tina Brillinger on 2/04/11

U.S. President Obama and the House of Representatives recently passed bill H.R.2751, The Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2010, into law; which has been touted as the biggest change to the food industry since the Great Depression. This controversial new law gives federal regulators the power to recall unsafe products and requires food manufacturers to […]