Tag: food safety
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FDA and Mexican Counterparts Report Progress and Next Steps for Food Safety Partnership
The following is attributed to Frank Yiannas, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response As part of our ongoing efforts to ensure the safety of food imported from Mexico and advance protections for consumers in both countries, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and its regulatory counterparts in Mexico – the Federal Commission for the…
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FDA Launches Challenge to Spur Development of Affordable Traceability Tools as Part of Broader Food Safety Efforts
Affordable Traceability Tools The U.S. Food and Drug Administration launched a challenge to spur the development of affordable, tech-enabled traceability tools to help protect people and animals from contaminated foods by enabling the rapid identification of their sources and helping remove them from the marketplace as quickly as possible. The FDA New Era of Smarter…
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FDA Announces Major Milestone in New Era of Smarter Food Safety
In a Statement From Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response – Food and Drug Administration Frank Yiannas September 21, 2020: Today, I am excited to announce an important, critical step forward in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s efforts to bring about farm-to-table traceability in our food supply. The FDA has proposed a new…