Speeches, Statements, & Other Correspondence

Speeches, Statements, and Other Correspondence from the FDA on the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).

• Speeches

• Statements

• Articles

• Letters

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Speeches

• Food Safety and Consumer Confidence in the Global Food System
  Michael R. Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine
  Remarks at the China International Food Safety and Quality Conference and Expo
  Shanghai, China
  November 7, 2012

• Progress on FSMA, Changes within the FDA Foods Program, and on Partnerships
  Michael R. Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine
  2012 FDA Science Writers Symposium
  Silver Spring, MD
  September 11, 2012

• Retail Food Safety: Complementing the Preventive Controls Approach Embodied in the Food Safety Modernization Act
  Remarks at the Conference for Food Protection
  Indianapolis, IN
  April 14, 2012

• Role of the Food Safety Modernization Act in Ensuring the Safety of Pet Food
  Michael R. Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine
  Pet Food Forum
  Schaumburg, IL
  April 4, 2012

• Ensuring Produce Safety in a Global Food System
  Michael R. Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine
  America Trades Produce
  Tubac, AZ
  March 22, 2012

• Food Safety Collaboration in a Global Food System
  Michael R. Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine
  Global Food Safety Conference
  Orlando, FL
  February 16, 2012

• Implementation of the U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act: Building a Partnership for Prevention
  Michael R. Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine
  China International Food Safety and Quality Conference and Expo
  Beijing, China
  November 2, 2011

• Remarks at the 34th Annual National Food Policy Conference
  Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., Commissioner of Food and Drugs
  Washington, DC
  October 4, 2011

• Improving FDA’s Efforts to Achieve an Integrated Food Safety System and Implement FSMA
  Michael R. Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine
  Deborah Autor, Deputy Commissioner for Global Regulatory Operations and Policy
  Dara Corrigan, Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs
  September 9, 2011

• Prevention and Food Safety: Two Lenses, Common Vision
  Michael R. Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine
  FDA Food Safety Event at The George Washington University
  Washington, DC
  May 19, 2011

• Update on Implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act
  Michael R. Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine
  before the Food and Drug Law Institute
  Washington, DC
  April 6, 2011

• The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act: A New Paradigm for Importers
  Michael R. Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine 
  Global Food Safety Conference
  London, England
  February 17, 2011

• The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act: Putting Ideas into Action
  Michael R. Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine 
  FDLI Food Safety Conference
  January 27, 2011

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Statements

• FSMA One Year Later
  Statement by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  January 4, 2012

• Letter to The Packer
  Jeff Farrar, Associate Commissioner for Food Protection
  September 2, 2011

• Commissioner's Statement on the Food Safety Modernization Act
  Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., Commissioner of Food and Drugs
  December 21, 2010

• Message From the Commissioner of Food and Drugs:
  Food Safety Modernization Act - Putting the Focus on Prevention 
  Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., Commissioner of Food and Drugs  

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Articles

• Will the Food Safety Modernization Act Help Prevent Outbreaks of Foodborne Illness?
  Michael R. Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine
  Article published in The New England Journal of Medicine
  August 17, 2011 

 

Letters

• Response to Letter from Peanut and Tree Nut Processors Association Concerning FDA's Plans Regarding the Preventive Controls and Foreign Supplier Verification Provisions in Sections 103 and 301 of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
  Michael R. Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine
  June 18, 2012

• Response to Letter from Grocery Manufacturers Association Concerning FDA's Plans Regarding the Preventive Controls and Foreign Supplier Verification Provisions in Sections 103 and 301 of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
  Michael R. Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine
  June 18, 2012

• Response to Letter from Snack Food Association Concerning FDA's Plans Regarding the Preventive Controls and Foreign Supplier Verification Provisions in Sections 103 and 301 of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
  Michael R. Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine
  June 18, 2012

• Letter to Stakeholders Concerning Updates on the Implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act
  Michael R. Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine
  May 5, 2011

• Letter to Stakeholders Concerning the Implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act
  Michael R. Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine
  April 1, 2011

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