New Food Safety Law Addresses Product Traceability
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is charged with developing a food traceability system to quickly track and trace foods as they move through the supply chain.
Outbreaks of foodborne illness prompted a number of high-profile food recalls during the past several years. Many of the recalls received media attention, not only because of the number of people who became ill or died as a result of consuming contaminated food, but also because of the complexities of pinpointing the offending food product or ingredient.
Measures to improve traceability within the U.S. food supply are among the key provisions of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), which…
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