FDA Highlights Foods Program Accomplishments in 2022
Despite challenges that arose throughout 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Foods Program achieved several goals, which were recently highlighted by the agency. Specifically, FDA made advancements related to the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the New Era of Smarter Food Safety, the Closer to Zero initiative, and modernization.
A major difficulty FDA faced in 2022 was the infant formula safety and supply crisis, beginning with a recall of Abbott Nutrition products due to illnesses caused by powdered infant formula that was contaminated with Cronobacter sakazakii. Work that FDA completed in response to the crisis included exercising enforcement discretion to expand access to infant formula, as well as outlining a prevention strategy for Cronobacter sakazakii and powdered infant formula.