THREAD: During this partial lapse in funding, is committed to focusing resources, as permitted by law, on areas of highest potential risk to consumers.
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While food inspections are critical, they are always a snapshot. This re-emphasizes the need to resume work--after the shutdown--to fully implement the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
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At the heart of FSMA is the idea that the nation’s food safety system must be transformed into one that’s based on #prevention.
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FSMA requires the food industry to systematically put controls in place to prevent contamination, rather than place an over-reliance on trying to catch faulty procedures or contamination after the fact through inspections & testing, although both remain important tools for FDA.
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