Food
FDA Food Safety Modernization Act: Focus on Inspections and Compliance Provisions; Public Meeting
Introduction
A public meeting, "FDA Food Safety Modernization Act: Focus on Inspections and Compliance Provisions," was held on Monday, June 6, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET. at the FDA White Oak Campus, The Great Room, Building 31, Room 1503, 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring MD 20993. It is the third public meeting FDA has held on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). This meeting is sponsored by the Food and Drug Administration’s Food Program. The previous meetings, held on March 29 and April 20, 2011, focused on the import and preventive controls provisions under FSMA. The Federal Register notice announcing this meeting published May 26th, 2011.
Purpose
The purpose of this public meeting is to provide interested persons an opportunity to discuss implementation of the inspections and compliance provisions of the recently enacted FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The public had an opportunity to provide information and share views that will inform the development of guidance and regulations and/or the implementation of: Enforcement Authorities; Frequency and Targeting of Facility Inspections; Manner of Inspection in a Preventive Controls Environment; and Enhancement of the Reportable Food Registry (RFR).
Meeting Materials
Agenda (PDF 50KB)
We would like to highlight a few FDA speakers on the agenda:
- Michael Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods
- Dara Corrigan, Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs
- Barbara Cassens, Chair, Implementation Team for Inspections and Compliance
- Howard Sklamberg, Vice Chair, Implementation Team for Inspections and Compliance
- Roberta Wagner, Vice Chair, Implementation Team for Inspections and Compliance
Discussion Topics and Questions
Meeting participants were able to attend three of four breakout sessions addressing Enforcement Authorities, Frequency and Targeting of Facility Inspections, Manner of Inspection in a Preventive Controls Environment, and Improving the Reportable Food Registry (RFR). Below are discussion topics and questions for each breakout session.
- Enforcement Authorities (PDF 127KB)
- Frequency and Targeting of Facility Inspections (PDF 109KB)
- Manner of Inspection in a Preventive Controls Environment (PDF 110K)
- Improving the Reporable Food Registry (PDF 128KB)
*text version of discussion topics and questions*
