date:Aug 22, 2012
The report is the second to be issued under FSMA requirements, and although the agency has come in for criticism in rencent weeksfor not moving forward on some requirements of the legislation, it outlines advances made in implementing the law.
The FDA regulates $417bn worth of domestic food and $49bn worth of imported foods, according to the report. Under FSMA regulations, the agency used about $189.5m to inspect facilities last year, of which $131.3m was used to inspect domestic facilities and