US: Critics cite flaws in current FDA food safety plans - (USA Today)
October 9, 2007 – 6:54 pmWhile some food safety proposals have languished for years, two that were quickly adopted, according to this story, face criticism about their effectiveness.
The Bioterrorism Act of 2002 required the FDA to set up a database of all firms, foreign and domestic, that process food. It also authorized the FDA to require importers to give it prior notice of when imported goods were due to arrive at U.S. ports of entry.
Prior notice was designed to help the FDA and customs officials better detect foods that might be intentionally contaminated, not to detect run-of-the-mill concerns such as bacterial contamination. But the FDA has said the notice, ranging from hours to days, helps it decide which goods to flag.
Former FDA lawyer Benjamin England, now an attorney focused on import issues at Jones Walker, was cited as arguing that the prior-notice requirement has done little to improve food safety because the data that the […]
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