FDA Struggles To Be Both Fast and Right, Will it Ever be Both?
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April 18, 2012
Food, Law & Regulatory
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Tags: budget, consumers, cost, decisions, e coli, fast, FDA, Food Navigator, food safety, food safety modernization act, FSMA, media, orange juice, outbreaks, private sector, right, risk, salmonella
As the FDA launches its pilot program related to tracking high-risk foods, we are once again reminded of the ongoing difficulties FDA experiences when it comes to choosing between acting quickly and acting thoughtfully. Think back to 2011’s food safety crises involving salmonella and E. coli. On numerous occasions, FDA was last to comment, often because they didn’t want to speak out of turn and provide inaccurate information. At other times, however, they were simply scooped by the world’s mass media who, with … READ MORE
