The food safety bill approved by the Senate on Tuesday would: Allow the Food and Drug Administration to order a recall of tainted foods. Currently, the agency only can negotiate with businesses to order voluntary recalls.
Require larger food processors to register with the FDA and create detailed food safety plans
Require the FDA to create new produce safety regulations for producers of the highest-risk fruits and vegetables
Establish stricter standards for the safety of imported food
Increase inspections of domestic and foreign food facilities, directing the most resources to those operations with the highest risk profiles. The riskiest domestic facilities would be inspected every three years.
Dec. 12, 5 p.m.: Traditional Las Posadas Nativity Procession. Free admission.
Require larger food processors to register with the FDA and create detailed food safety plans
Require the FDA to create new produce safety regulations for producers of the highest-risk fruits and vegetables
Establish stricter standards for the safety of imported food
Increase inspections of domestic and foreign food facilities, directing the most resources to those operations with the highest risk profiles. The riskiest domestic facilities would be inspected every three years.
Dec. 12, 5 p.m.: Traditional Las Posadas Nativity Procession. Free admission.
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