The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has highlighted select accomplishments that the agency has achieved during 2022 in support of the New Era of Smarter Food Safety.

The New Era of Smarter Food Safety is FDA’s approach to food safety that leverages technology and other tools and approaches to create a safer, more digital, and more traceable food system. The New Era of Smarter Food Safety blueprint includes four Core Elements: Tech-Enabled Traceability, Smarter Tools and Approaches for Prevention and Outbreak Response, New Business Models and Retail Modernization, and Food Safety Culture. FDA has highlighted its accomplishments related to each of the four Core Elements.