5 Key Areas Of FSMA

Question 1

P

Answer 1

Preventive controls

Question 2

I

Answer 2

Inspection and compliance

Question 3

I

Answer 3

Imported food safety

Question 4

R

Answer 4

Response

Question 5

E

Answer 5

Enhanced partnerships

Question 6

Describe preventive control

Answer 6

-Within preventive controls, FDA has a legislative mandate to require comprehensive, preventive-based controls across the food supply

-Animal food: requirements established in the PCAF

Question 7

Describe inspection and compliance

Answer 7

-Inspection and compliance holds industries accountable for its responsibility to produce safe food
-The law specifies how often FDA should inspect food producers
-inspections done in a risk-based manner and innovative approach

Question 8

Describe Imported Food Safety

Answer 8

-FDA has new tools to ensure imported foods meet US standards
-Importers must verify foreign suppliers
-foreign suppliers must have adequate preventive controls in place to ensure safety and FDA will be able to accredit qualified third party auditors to certify that foreign food facilities are complying with US safety standards

Question 9

Describe Response

Answer 9

-FDA has mandatory recall authority for all food products
-FDA expects to invoke this authority infrequently as the food industry largely honors the request for voluntary recalls

Question 10

Describe Enhanced Partnerships

Answer 10

-Enhanced partnership looks at strengthening existing collaboration among all food safety agencies to achieve public health goals

-US, FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, TERRITORIAL, TRIBAL, FOREIGN

-directs FDA to improve training for these food safety officials