Related Searches: Tea Vitamin Nutrients Ingredients paper cup packing

Food & Health Ingredients
Health & Nutrition
Processing & Packaging
Starch & Starch Derivatives

FDA awards $30m to 43 states to increase food safety

foodmate 2017-07-25
Share       
Tag: food FDA

The FDA has awarded $30.9 million to 43 states to support multiyear plans for produce safety systems, education, outreach and technical assistance to prevent foodborne illnesses, according to a statement made by FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD.

The funding provided to states that support the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) will also highlight various farming operations and foster programs that will promote the state-specific needs of farming communities.

“This new law is transforming our food safety system from one that responds to contamination to one that prevents it in the first place,” Gottlieb said in the statement. “This change cannot happen without the support of our state partners who are helping food producers and growers understand and achieve the new requirements promogulated at Congress’ direction.”

The organization reports that 3,000 American deaths — and additional hospitalizations and illnesses — are a result of foodborne illnesses annually, despite the current safety of food supplies. The FSMA ensures that minimum standards supported by science are implemented for safe growing, harvesting, packing and holding of fruits and vegetables for human consumption.

The commissioner notes that the allocation of funds, which is the largest in FDA history, will help to renovate and reinforce the organization’s risk-based approach to the oversight of food safety through the FSMA.

“We all want the same thing: safe produce that our families can eat with confidence,” Gottlieb said in the statement. “We want to help deliver the economic and public health benefits that come when consumers know that produce is overseen by a modern, gold standard system for ensuring its safety."

E-newsletter

Subscribe to our e-newsletter for the latest food ingredients news and trends.

Tags

Recommended Products

Complex Protease ZF101

Complex Protease ZF101

Reaction Tank

Reaction Tank

ACTIValoe® Aloe Vera PL – D

ACTIValoe® Aloe Vera PL – D

Yusweet xylose

Yusweet xylose

DIMAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE

DIMAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE

Top

SJGLE B2B Website : 中文版 | ChineseCustomer Service: 86-400 610 1188-3 ( Mon-Fri 9: 00-18: 00 BJT)

About Us|Contact Us|Privacy Policy|Intellectual Property Statement

Copyright 2006-2023 Shanghai Sinoexpo Informa Markets International Exhibition Co Ltd (All Rights Reserved). ICP 05034851-121