EPA looking for feedback on food-safety proposals (not a boob thread)
FDA launches series of meetings on food-safety proposals
The Food and Drug Administration kicked off a series of public meetings on Thursday to explain its proposed new rules for improving the safety of the nation's food supply - and gain feedback on the potential regulations.
The rules offer a framework for implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act, which was signed into law in January 2011. The law represents the most sweeping reform of food safety laws in more than 70 years.
More than 3,000 people in the United States die each year from food-borne illnesses, according to federal data. One in six are sickened and 100,000 hospitalized from illness tied to such pathogens as salmonella, E. Coli and listeria.
The new law is designed to move the FDA into preventive mode from the reactive mode in which it has operated historically, swooping in only after an outbreak has occurred. It gives the agency increased powers to inspect facilities and enforce compliance with safety standards.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/28/us-usa-fda-foodsafety-idUSBRE91R1LG20130228
Open Dockets:
http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/FSMA/ucm261689.htm#open
Meetings, Hearings, and Workshops
http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/FSMA/ucm247568.htm
