JAKE W. LOONEY, PHILIP G. CRANDALL,

ANITA K. POOLE

Gone are the days when a food technologist devised a totally new food product concept and had it on the shelves within months. Now there’s a maze of food regulations, food safety issues, and regulatory agencies with which to deal. Today’s food technologist needs to be a combination of scientist, lawyer, and regulator. Not understanding the complex matrix of food safety regulations under state and federal authority may put one’s company at grave risk.The Matrix of Food Safety Regulations

This risk is even more intimidating because th…


Fig. 1—Major components of the current U.S. food safety system. Adapted from IOM/NRC (1998)

Table 1—Federal food safety responsibilities for selected food products and food contaminants. Adapted from IOM/NRC (1998)


Table 2—Amendments to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938








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