FDA Commissioner Reflects on Food Safety Progress in 2015
Stephen Ostroff, M.D., acting commissioner for food and drugs at FDA, released his final blog on 2015 FDA achievements earlier this week, highlighting the strides made in food safety. As expected, Ostroff pointed to FSMA and how it will help industry take stronger steps in preventing contamination, improving safety in growing produce and holding importers accountable. He offered a few agency high points in food safety for 2015:
- Issuance of five final FSMA rules
- Preventive controls for animal and human food
- Produce safety
- Foreign supplier verification program
- Accredited third-party certification
- Finalized determination that partially hydrogenated oils are not GRAS
- Progress in partnership with government and global parties in fighting antibiotic resistance and promoting the appropriate use of antibiotics, as well as improving data collection under the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring Program
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