RedPrairie Thought Piece

February 15, 2010

Modernizing Food Safety - Interview with Margaret Hamburg, FDA Commissioner

Current initiatives the agency is taking to modernize the food safety system in the U.S

RedPrairie is pleased to present this interview with Dr. Margaret Hamburg, the Food and Drug Administration’s Commissioner, on current initiatives the agency is taking to modernize the food safety system in the U.S.

How can the FDA and industry do a better job of modernizing the food safety system in the U.S.?

FDA can only do so much with its existing authorities. To do a better job, we will require new powers, some of which are included in the bills pending in Congress. And we need to work with members of the food industry, many of whom have been making important innovations in food safety practices and technology, and all of whom bear primary responsibility to produce and market safe food.

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