The FDA's (The Food and Drug Administration) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)is transforming the American food safety system by shifting the focus from responding to food-borne illness to preventing it. The FDA has finalized seven major rules to implement FSMA, recognizing that ensuring the safety of the food supply is a shared responsibility among many different points in the global supply chain for both human and animal food. The FSMA rules are designed to make clear specific actions that must be taken at each of these points to prevent contamination.
