FDA Issues First Rules Under New Food Safety Bill

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It was a game changer and a surprising one at that. Folks on Capitol Hill pronounced the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act dead, but in an end of year surprise, it unanimously passed the Senate. The bill gave the FDA power to recall tainted food. Until recently, only private companies had the right to recall and pull their own products. And most recently, according to Food Production Daily, the FDA has issued its first regulations under the Food Safety Modernization Act.

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