GAO criticizes FDA seafood import safety program as ‘limited’

FDA issues first food safety regulations under new law

05-May-2011

The Food and Drug Administration has issued its first regulations under the Food Safety Modernization Act – providing stricter control of food imports and giving FDA authority to detain potentially unsafe food.

FDA delivers food recall search site, as required by food safety bill

05-Apr-2011

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched an easier-to-use version of its food recall search engine, in direct response to Food Safety Modernization Act requirements, the agency said Tuesday.

International food risk communication center seeks more international involvement

04-Apr-2011

The newly formed International Center of Excellence in Food Risk Communication (ICEFRC) is looking to attract more international partner organizations, its chief facilitating organization has said.

GAO criticizes FDA seafood import safety program as ‘limited’

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has criticized the FDA’s program to oversee the safety of imported fish and seafood as ‘limited’, in a new report issued this week.

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