date:Jul 29, 2013
re currently used in certain circumstances to monitor high-risk farms and as part of the voluntary qualified importer program. FDA officials said third-party audits are likely to expand in order to enforce the FSMA rules.
FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg noted that the U.S. imports food from about 150 countries. Imports account for about 15% of the total food supply, as well as 50% of fresh fruit and 20% of fresh vegetables.
The current import procedures allow the FDA to inspect just 2% of th