Ten years ago, on January 4, 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law and Congress’ mandate was clear: It’s not enough to respond to outbreaks of foodborne illness. We must prevent them from happening in the first place.
Because of FSMA, those who grow, produce, pack, hold, import and transport food are now taking concrete steps every day to reduce the risk of contamination. The result is safer food in this country, whether that food is produced domestically or imported.