date:Oct 30, 2012
reventing the kinds of illness outbreaks that sparked Congressional action and led to FSMAs passage. Salmonella-contaminated peanut butter caused a February 2007 outbreak that, among other incidents, kick-started FSMAs development. In September, FDAand those in Congress responsible for its fundingreceived an unfortunate reminder of the potential costs of delaying FSMA implementation in the form of an outbreak of Salmonella Bredeney, again involving peanut butter.
FDA now finds itself in the mi