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Event Title
Public Meeting on a New Era of Smarter Food Safety
October 21, 2019

Date:
October 21, 2019
Time:
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM ET

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a public meeting on October 21, 2019, to hear from a broad cross-section of stakeholders on a modern approach, called “A New Era of Smarter Food Safety,” that the agency is planning to take to strengthen its protection of the food supply.

Title:  A New Era of Smarter Food Safety
Date: October 21, 2019
Time: 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Location: Hilton Washington DC/Rockville Hotel, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852

The input received at this meeting, and in comments submitted to the accompanying Federal Register docket, will help shape an FDA Blueprint for a New Era of Smarter Food Safety. We intend for the strategic plan to outline how this new approach will address public health challenges, including being able to trace sources of contaminated foods and using new predictive analytics tools like artificial intelligence to assess risks and prioritize the agency’s work and resources.

FDA is working towards enhancing its ongoing efforts to implement the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) by creating a more digital, traceable, and safer system to help protect consumers from contaminated food.

To learn more about the New Era in advance of the meeting, read an interview with Frank Yiannas, Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response, in which he explains what this means for the future of FDA’s food safety mission. And visit the New Era of Smarter Food Safety page on fda.gov for related communications and resources.

The meeting included breakout sessions on key topics that include traceability, smarter tools for prevention, evolving business models and retail food safety, and food safety culture.

Commenting

You may submit written/electronic comments starting September 18, 2019. Submit comments electronically on https://www.regulations.gov/ to docket folder FDA-2019-N-4187.


Event Materials

Title File Type/Size
Meeting Material: Food for Thought - Ideas on How to Begin a New Era of Smarter Food Safety (October 21, 2019) pdf (923.20 KB)
Agenda: A New Era of Smarter Food Safety Public Meeting (October 21, 2019) pdf (152.31 KB)
Presentation: New Data Opportunities for Strategic Surveillance - A Regulator’s Perspective by Julie Pierce (October 21, 2019) pptx (1.24 MB)
Presentation: Perspective on a Changing Food System by Mary Wagner (October 21, 2019) pptx (10.32 MB)
Presentation: Perspectives on a New Era of Smarter Food Safety - The System for Enteric Disease by Ian William (October 21, 2019) pptx (7.77 MB)
Presentation: Food Safety Policies: Smart and Modern by Mindy Brashears (October 21, 2019) pptx (1.38 MB)
Presentation: A New Era of Smarter Food Safety by Frank Yiannas (October 21, 2019) pptx (3.92 MB)
Presentation: Disruptive Technologies for a Safer Food System by McKinsey & Company (October 21, 2019) pptx (12.88 MB)
Presentation: Food Safety Automation by Carletta Ooton (October 21, 2019) pptx (578.60 KB)
Presentation: Navigating a Trust-Enabled Food System by Dirk Herdes (October 21, 2019) pptx (4.21 MB)
Transcript: AM Breakout for Tech-Enabled Traceability & Foodborne Outbreak Response at the "New Era for Smarter Food Safety" Public Meeting (October 21, 2019) pdf (75.90 KB)
Transcript: AM Breakout for Smarter Tools and Approaches for Prevention at the "New Era for Smarter Food Safety" Public Meeting (October 21, 2019) pdf (77.59 KB)
Transcript: AM Breakout for Adapting to New Business Models + Retail Food Safety Modernization at the "New Era for Smarter Food Safety" Public Meeting (October 21, 2019) pdf (74.64 KB)
Transcript: AM Breakout for Food Safety Culture at the "New Era for Smarter Food Safety" Public Meeting (October 21, 2019) pdf (83.08 KB)
Transcript: PM Breakout for Adapting to New Business Models + Retail Food Safety Modernization at the "New Era for Smarter Food Safety" Public Meeting (October 21, 2019) pdf (60.96 KB)
Transcript: PM Breakout for Food Safety Culture at the "New Era for Smarter Food Safety" Public Meeting (October 21, 2019) pdf (65.72 KB)
Transcript: AM Plenary at the "New Era for Smarter Food Safety" Public Meeting (October 21, 2019) pdf (317.52 KB)
Transcript: PM Breakout for Smarter Tools and Approaches for Prevention at the "New Era for Smarter Food Safety" Public Meeting (October 21, 2019) pdf (67.83 KB)
Transcript: PM Breakout for Tech-Enabled Traceability & Foodborne Outbreak Response at the "New Era for Smarter Food Safety" Public Meeting (October 21, 2019) pdf (65.93 KB)
 
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