The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will host a free, hybrid public listening session on recall modernization on September 29, 2023. The listening session will provide an opportunity for stakeholders to share information and feedback about topics related to recall modernization for FDA-regulated products.

In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we are joined by Sarah Gallo, Vice President of Product Policy at the Consumer Brands Association (CBA). Sarah outlines CBA’s efforts to push for modernization at FDA with regard to inspections, recalls, labeling guidance development, and chemicals management in food packaging. She also shares CBA’s perspective on the proposed reorganization of FDA’s Human Foods Program. Also featured is a conversation with Dr. Emilio Esteban, Under Secretary for Food Safety at the USDA's Office of Food Safety, that was recorded at IAFP 2023 in Toronto, Canada.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has highlighted the importance of its engagement with international organizations on critical food safety topics, in particular, the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).

In his first media interview since departing from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in February, Frank Yiannas joins Food Safety Matters to discuss his experiences and lessons learned during his tenure at the agency, his career before and after FDA, his perspective on the proposed reorganization of FDA's Human Foods Program, his own “unfinished business,” and other topics.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the withdrawal of the 2005 proposed rule, titled, Food Standards; General Principles and Food Standards Modernization, which was published jointly with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a set of general principles for FDA and FSIS to use when considering whether to establish, revise, or eliminate a food standard.

Despite the infant formula crisis, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Foods Program achieved several goals in 2022 related to the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the New Era of Smarter Food Safety, the Closer to Zero initiative, and modernization.

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 U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched a new video series, titled, Into the Dataverse, which focuses on how the agency is modernizing its use of data, part of the New Era of Smarter Food Safety blueprint. The first video provides an overview of 21 Forward, a data analytics tool that monitors the food supply chain.

Recalls are an integral element of the comprehensive food safety system in the U.S. Removing potentially life-threatening products from store shelves and home pantries is essential, and making this process more efficient for the food banks and pantries is vital. The modernization of the current recall system must be inclusive of the entire distribution chain—including the real "last mile." 

On a webinar with the Alliance for a Stronger FDA, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Deputy Commissioner, Dr. Janet Woodcock, discussed FDA’s data and information processing modernization efforts.