date:Nov 21, 2012
stimates put the cost of implementing FSMA, both to the government and to the food industry, in the billions of dollars, Satran writes. Yet food safety advocates argue that the benefits of the regulations are likely to far outweigh the costs.
The five major pillars of the FSMA will help pivot the nations food system from taking a more reactive to a more preventative approach to food safety. If they reduce foodborne illness rates by even a fraction, they have the potential to save Americans bill