STOP Foodborne Illness to Send Recommendations to FDA to Improve Consumer Food Recalls
STOP Foodborne Illness has announced that the organization has finalized recommendations to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to modernize the nation’s food recall system. The recommendations are in conjunction with the first anniversary of FDA's "New Era for Smarter Food Safety" blueprint.
The document, entitled "Collaborative Plan to Achieve Customer-Focused Recall Modernization," outlines the steps needed for the U.S. to improve its recall process. FDA made updating procedures for reaching out to consumers about potentially unsafe food products a priority when it issued its New Era for Smarter Food Safety blueprint last year on July 13, 2020. The nation’s aging food recall system was most recently enhanced five years ago.