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fda’s michael taylor: preventive approach ‘may seem obvious’ in hindsight
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the food safety modernization act’s preventive approach to food safety may seem obvious in hindsight – and it is already a food industry norm, fda’s deputy commissioner for foods said on thursday. the food safety modernization act , which was signed into law in january, has been hailed as a major shift in the food and drug administration’s (fda) approach to food safety, toward prevention of foodborne illness rather than reaction to outbreaks once they have occurred. but although it may be a shift for the fda, most food and ingredient manufacturers already take a preventive approach. speaking at the george washington university school of public health, fda’s deputy commissioner for foods michael taylor highlighted the haccp (hazard analysis critical control point) system – which was originally devised by the food industry in the 1960s as a way to ensure food for space flights was as safe as possible – as a prevention-based strategy that much of the industry already uses to handle food safety. “haccp is also an internationally recognized framework for food safety, through its adoption by the united nations codex alimentarius commission and other national governments,” taylor said. “haacp-based prevention is thus already recognized as the operating principle and standard for food safety by much of the food industry.” ‘two lenses, common vision’ he said that while prevention has always been a fundamental principle for public health strategy, the public health community and the food industry look at prevention from different perspectives. the food industry, like the public health community, is concerned about ensuring food is safe, but industry also has a strong business interest in avoiding costs, market disruptions, and loss of consumer confidence associated with illness outbreaks and food recalls, he said. among the new regulatory tools built into the food safety modernization act, the fda will have the authority to order recalls, when previously it could only request that a company withdraw a product from the market (with the exception of infant formula); it will have greater access to food manufacturers’ safety procedure documents; and companies will be required to keep more detailed food safety records. “but the prevention vision goes deeper than this new regulatory tool kit,” taylor said. “it is grounded in principles and approaches that the public health community has applied to a range of health problems over the years and that the food industry pioneered and is already applying in many instances to ensure food safety…in hindsight, many such interventions may seem obvious, but we know that prevention works best in public health when we take a systematic, knowledge-based approach.” for the fda’s implementation of the new food safety legislation, this means that inspectors will be looking to verify that firms are taking measures to ensure food safety, as well as looking for food safety problems, taylor said. “this is a transformative shift in fda’s role. it respects industry’s primary responsibility for producing safe food. it makes much better use of fda’s resources. and it provides a much better assurance to consumers that effective measures are being taken to prevent problems on a continuing basis, not just when the inspector is in the facility,” he said.
Source :foodqualitynews.com
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2011
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most americans would be prepared to pay more for food in order to fund new food safety measures, according to a survey conducted on behalf of pew charitable trusts. the pew-commissioned telephone poll of 1,015 likely voters was carried out by hart research and american viewpoint, and found that two-thirds (66 percent) supported extra funding for the food and drug administration (fda) to carry out new food safety responsibilities.
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in the wake of a spate of high-profile foodborne illness outbreaks, the food safety modernization act passed the house on tuesday and is heading to the president, who has said he will pass the bill into law. passing with a vote of 215-144, the bill faced a large number of obstacles along the way, including a filibuster attempt, a technical glitch, and strong debate over certain amendments, despite enjoying widespread bipartisan support from industry, consumer, and health organizations.
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the food safety enhancement act has been broadly welcomed by industry but a group of organizations has issued a letter to the relevant committee voicing strong opposition to several of the bill’s provisions. the agribusiness organizations’ objections have been raised as the bipartisan bill was passed by the energy and commerce committee on wednesday, moving the process forward to the house floor for full approval.
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a report into the mass outbreak of e. coli in wales calls on the uk's food regulator to look into whether there should be more legislation and guidance on plant inspections. the report, an outcome of a food poisoning outbreak that killed one boy and resulted in the closure of a manufacturer, could lead to more stringent inspections policy and a review of the rules giving local authorities the power to shut down plants.
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with the ushering in of new hygiene laws at the start of this year, food companies are now under tougher regulatory scrutiny to ensure they do not send out poisonous products from their plants. laws on food hygiene, a regulation on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs, a regulation on official feed and food controls, and another on feed hygiene make up a complementary package of rules to tighten and harmonise the eu's safety measures.
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a top level forum made up of regulators, industry players and consumer groups is holding its first meeting today as part of a uk bid to tackle a slew of issues surrounding nanotechnology in the food sector. intelligence gathering on nano research and the controversial proposal to set up a nanotech register for food and packaging products are just some of the major issues to be addressed at the inaugural meeting of the nanotechnologies and food discussion group.
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the centers for disease control and prevention (cdc) has revised downward its estimate of the number of americans who become sick due to foodborne illness each year – from 76m to 48m. the revised figures estimate that one in six americans fall ill as a result of foodborne pathogens each year – down from one in four according to the cdc’s previous estimate. the agency has more than halved its estimation of the number of people who are hospitalized as a result of foodborne illness , from 375,000 a year to 128,000.
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chinese authorities have said its new food safety law, which comes into effect today, will help prevent the food contamination incidents that have caused so much damage to the reputation of its domestic producers. the legislation aims to toughen up the country’s food monitoring network by imposing more stringent standards, stricter supervision and a recall system for tainted or substandard products.
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