Two reports adopted in April 2021 by the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) have recently been published. The reports were written to advise the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA’s FSIS) on microbial testing of ready-to-eat (RTE) foods and the safety of recycled water in food production, respectively.
NACMCF provides scientific advice and peer reviews to federal U.S. food safety agencies to support an integrated national food safety systems approach that assures the safety of the country’s food supply.