Food
The New FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the most sweeping reform of our food safety laws in more than 70 years, was signed into law by President Obama on January 4, 2011. It aims to ensure the U.S. food supply is safe by shifting the focus from responding to contamination to preventing it.
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What's New
- Role of the Food Safety Modernization Act in Ensuring the Safety of Pet Food
Michael R. Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods
Pet Food Forum, Schaumburg, IL
April 4, 2012 - FDA Progress Report on Implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act: January - March 2012
- Ensuring Produce Safety in a Global Food System
Michael R. Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods
America Trades Produce, Tubac, AZ
March 22, 2012 - Interim Final Rule: Establishment, Maintenance, and Availability of Records: Amendment to Record
- Draft Guidance for Industry: FDA Records Access Authority Under Sections 414 and 704 of the Federal Food, Drug, & Cosmetic Act
- More on What's New...
How to Participate
- Attend Public Meetings, Hearings, and other Events
- Comment on Open Dockets
- Comment on FDA Blog Posts
- Stay Informed on Progress
- Sign-Up for FSMA Email Updates
"We need your ideas and input, so let us hear from you. Thank you."
Michael Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods
Main Topics
Information related to specific topic areas under the new law:
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"This law helps us take the critical steps toward strengthening the food safety system that is vital to the health and security of the American people." Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., Commissioner of Food and Drugs
FSMA Blog Posts
Succeeding on Produce Safety
Michael R. Taylor
Deputy Commissioner for Foods, FDA
April 17, 2012
We get our fresh produce from all over the place – from the broad lettuce fields of Salinas, the smaller truck farms of North Carolina and Delaware, and the road side produce operations that dot Long Island. And just about everywhere in between.
Consumer Corner
Featured Item
Foreign Exporters Study Food Safety Law
Recently Posted Consumer Updates
FDA Goal: Quickly Tracing Tainted Foods
Import Alerts Guard Against Unsafe Products
Contact Us
FSMA@fda.hhs.gov
Food and Drug Administration
5100 Paint Branch Pkwy
Wiley Building, HFS-009
Attn: FSMA Outreach
College Park, MD 20740
