date:Jul 31, 2012
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) made these comments in its July 2012 report to Congressional Committees, entitled FDA Food Advisory and Recall Process Needs Strengthening.
Report author Lisa Shames, director, natural resources and environment at the GAO, wrote that the Food Safety Modernisation Act (FSMA), signed into law in January 2011, gave the FDA a new oversight tool to ensure food safety.
Recall effectiveness unclear
Namely, the FDA now the authority to order companies t