{"id":8581,"date":"2016-04-14T10:26:24","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T14:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/?p=8363"},"modified":"2016-04-14T10:26:24","modified_gmt":"2016-04-14T14:26:24","slug":"fsma-part-two-a-preventative-approach-to-food-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/blog\/food\/fsma-part-two-a-preventative-approach-to-food-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"FSMA, Part Two: A Preventative Approach to Food Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ApplesIn his recent article The Food Safety Modernization Act — Global Impacts for Microbiological Food Safety<\/a>, Dr. Roy Betts describes the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) as “the most significant change in food safety legislation in 70 years,” comparing the impact to the original bestowing of oversight to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1938.1<\/sup> Designed in response to unacceptable levels of foodborne illness<\/span><\/a>, the FSMA refocuses the FDA response from reaction to prevention. In the event that food safety issues occur, the FSMA also extends the reach of the FDA with new enforcement authority for both domestic and <\/span>imported food product<\/span>s <\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The FSMA comprises four parts, or titles, that govern various aspects of food safety. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Title I. Improving capacity to prevent food safety problems<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    Requires producers to implement risk-based preventative control measures, including a full hazard analysis with corrective actions when appropriate. This includes reviewing microorganisms likely to contaminate food products, the extent to which those organisms might survive at every stage (production, distribution, retail, and domestic storage), and adequate measures to prevent this. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Producers must register with the FDA with periodic renewal requirements <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Includes specific standards for fresh produce and food transportation<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Title II. Improving capacity to detect and respond to food safety problems <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    Endows the FDA with authority to halt distribution of food products believed to be contaminated, misbranded, or otherwise likely to cause harm and also to inform the public of this consumer threat. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Requires producers to track and trace food components, including sourcing and distribution data for all ingredients in multi-component food products.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Title III. Improving the safety of imported foods<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    Allows the FDA to refuse imports without prior inspection<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Includes the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP), holding the importing company responsible to ensure hazard analysis and corrective action at the location of manufacture meet US standards. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Title IV. Miscellaneous provisions<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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