date:Jul 30, 2013
orts, as well as domestic foods, from a strategy of reaction to one of systematic prevention, said Michael R. Taylor, deputy commissioner for foods and veterinary medicine. Rather than relying primarily on FDA investigators at the ports to detect and respond to food safety problems, importers would, for the first time, be held accountable for verifying, in a manner transparent to the FDA, that the food they import is safe.
FSMA also directs the FDA to establish a program for the Accreditation o