Food Safety Modernization Act News

U.S. Must Speed Up Food Recalls: Inspector General

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is too slow to order companies to recall tainted foods, leaving people at risk of illness and death, a government watchdog said in a review of the agency’s food safety program. The Department of …

FDA Delays Food Safety Regulations

Food safety rules the U.S. planned to implement this year are being delayed by months because the requirements were too complex for some farmers, regulators said. Two core rules of the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011 that were proposed …

FDA Proposes Rules to Boost Animal Feed, Pet Food Safety

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it is issuing a proposed rule aimed at improving the safety of food bound for farm animals and pets. The rule would require companies that make animal feed and pet food …