date:Jan 05, 2013
President Obama signed into law on Jan. 4, 2011. The rules affect food manufacturers and farmers, focusing on prevention of Salmonella, E. coli and other foodborne illnesses that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates impact 1in 6 Americans every year.
FDAs proposed regulations on preventive controls and fresh produce form the cornerstone of FSMA, said attorney Joe Levitt, a partner with Hogan Lovells and the former Director of FDAs Center for Food Safety and Applied Nu