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... 5 percent less than 2011, although the agency is seeking additional funds to pay for new food safety legislation ... 6bn in discretionary spending, including cuts to nutrition, food safety , agricultural research, rural development and conservation programs, and is $5bn less than the president’s budget request for these programs ... house appropriations chairman hal rogers said: “as is the goal of all our appropriations bills this year, this legislation reflects hard decisions to cut lower priority programs, reduce spending in programs that can be scaled back, and target funds where they are needed most so that our nation continues on the path to fiscal recovery ... ” the food and drug administration (fda) has estimated the cost of implementing the food safety modernization act, which was signed into law in january, at $1 ... ” the fda has said that it needs extra funding primarily to pay for greater authorities granted to the agency by the new food safety legislation, including the ability to order product recalls, and more frequent inspections of food facilities ... congresswoman rosa delauro (d-ct) criticized the budget proposal, saying: “it rolls back years of progress, especially on food safety ... during my time as chair of this subcommittee, we worked hard to provide the resources fda needed to better protect americans from unsafe food, drugs, and devices by investing in the fda ... ” apart from cutting funding to the fda, the gop budget proposal would also cut $35m from the food safety inspection service’s budget, $354 million from agriculture research, $338 million from rural development and $486 million from international assistance

... the food safety modernization act’s preventive approach to food safety may seem obvious in hindsight – and it is already a food industry norm, fda’s deputy commissioner for foods said on thursday ... the food safety modernization act , which was signed into law in january, has been hailed as a major shift in the food and drug administration’s (fda) approach to food safety, toward prevention of foodborne illness rather than reaction to outbreaks once they have occurred ... but although it may be a shift for the fda, most food and ingredient manufacturers already take a preventive approach ... speaking at the george washington university school of public health, fda’s deputy commissioner for foods michael taylor highlighted the haccp (hazard analysis critical control point) system – which was originally devised by the food industry in the 1960s as a way to ensure food for space flights was as safe as possible – as a prevention-based strategy that much of the industry already uses to handle food safety ... “haccp is also an internationally recognized framework for food safety, through its adoption by the united nations codex alimentarius commission and other national governments,” taylor said ... “haacp-based prevention is thus already recognized as the operating principle and standard for food safety by much of the food industry ... ” ‘two lenses, common vision’ he said that while prevention has always been a fundamental principle for public health strategy, the public health community and the food industry look at prevention from different perspectives ... the food industry, like the public health community, is concerned about ensuring food is safe, but industry also has a strong business interest in avoiding costs, market disruptions, and loss of consumer confidence associated with illness outbreaks and food recalls, he said ... among the new regulatory tools built into the food safety modernization act, the fda will have the authority to order recalls, when previously it could only request that a company withdraw a product from the market (with the exception of infant formula); it will have greater access to food manufacturers’ safety procedure documents; and companies will be required to keep more detailed food safety records

... exporters to the us and domestic importers can expect much closer scrutiny of their food safety controls, following the signing of the food safety modernization act by president barack obama in january ... the act, which was inspired by various serious internal food safety breaches in the us over recent years such as the salmonella incident at the peanut corporation of america, is the most significant piece of us food safety legislation for 70 years ... michael taylor, deputy commissioner for foods at the food and drug administration (fda), told the global food safety conference in london recently that it represented “ really sweeping food safety reform regulation ”, in moving to a risk-based approach to inspection ... “the critical issue is to ensure importers ensure their suppliers have the systems in place to ensure safe food ... ” years behind europe stefano crea, food sector manager for certification body det norske veritas (dnv), said: “ the only thing which is pretty clear is fda needs to improve food safety in the us, because it is definitely years behind europe and they will not have many years to bridge this gap ... ” the act covers about 80% of all food consumed within the us, with the exception of meat and poultry, which is regulated separately by the department of agriculture (usda) ... it has been welcomed by the grocery manufacturers association (gma), which is already working in conjunction with suppliers in the 21 countries covered by the asia-pacific economic cooperation group to improve food safety standards ... ” while the fda is having “ robust dialogue ” with the global food safety initiative about the use of third-party certification schemes to manage food safety controls on imports into the us, it is not yet clear whether the fda will still require its own inspections and laboratory analysis of foodstuffs from suppliers plants ... “[the act] establishes a new paradigm for the fda’s regulation of imported food

... the food and drug administration (fda) has requested a record $4 ... 3bn budget for fiscal 2012, including $324m to start implementing the food safety modernization act ... if granted, the budget would represent a 33 percent increase on 2010 spending, with the largest spending increase for a particular program requested for the department’s transforming food safety and nutrition initiative, which includes funding provisions for the new food safety legislation that was signed into law by president obama on january 4 ... “with this increase, fda will begin to implement the landmark food safety modernization act and also empower americans to make healthier food choices,” the department said in a statement ... “fda will establish a prevention-focused food safety system and leverage the valuable work of fda's state and local food safety partners ... the result will be a stronger, more reliable food safety system to protect american consumers ... fda will also empower americans to make more healthful food choices through menu and vending machine labeling ... ” funding for the food safety modernization act has been an area of particular controversy ... the fda has said that implementing the legislation would cost about $1 ... 4bn over five years, but the gop budget proposal for the remainder of fiscal 2011 includes significant spending cuts to food regulatory agencies, including the fda, the centers for disease control and prevention (cdc), and the agriculture department’s food safety inspection service (fsis) ... as we look to make the improvements called for in the legislation, we must ask ourselves many questions ... what resources do we already have? what resources will we need? where will those resources come from? already we know that the legislation did not include sufficient fee resources to cover the costs of the new requirements ... in that, we will look to congress to work with us to ensure that fda has what’s needed to achieve our shared food safety and food defense goals

... the uk has confirmed it is to review the way official food safety controls are carried out in a bid to simplify the system, ensure consistency across sectors and centralise responsibility under four national bodies ... the food standards agency (fsa) said at its board meeting this week it is to undertake a far-reaching rethink on the system for charging for inspections at food business operations (fbo) ... agency chiefs made the decision to launch the review after considering a report that said the current charging arrangements are inconsistently applied across sectors and there is no strong link between the fees paid and compliance with food safety legislation ... cost recovery and centralisation the food watchdog’s chair, jeff rooker, said the reassessment would seek to modernise the uk’s current system ... “the uk food sector is one of the most sophisticated and developed in the world,” he said ... “the current official control delivery arrangements do not mirror the modern food supply chain with food businesses ranging from multinationals and global brands to single artisan producers operating across local authority boundaries ... rooker echoed this yesterday when he said: “the heart of the fsa’s role is protecting public health from risks, which may arise in eating food, including the way it is produced or supplied ... under the current regime, fee for official inspections apply at slaughterhouses, meat cutting sites and fish processing plants - but not at registered food and feed establishments, nor dairy processors or fish cutting facilities ... the fsa has anticipated that any changes to the fees system could trigger industry opposition but said changing the present system could result in a failure to improve food safety and compliance by businesses

... the trade body representing uk food manufacturers has backed the need for a rethink on the fee inspection regime for food businesses - but cautioned it must lead to a system that is consistent and efficient ... the food and drink federation (fdf) said it understood the rationale behind proposals for a fee inspection shake-up tabled this week by the food standards agency (fsa) ... the industry group also said that food businesses in high-risk sectors and those with the poorest records should be targeted under any new structure ... “food safety and consumer trust in official controls are crucial for a successful and sustainable food industry,” barbara gallani, fdf director of food safety & science, told foodproductiondaily ... we therefore agree with the need for an informed review of the current food safety delivery regime and welcome the opportunity to respond to the fsa consultation in due course ... ” fsa proposals in its proposals, the fsa said this week that current charging arrangements are inconsistently applied across sectors and there is no strong link between fees paid and compliance with food safety legislation ... the agency also appeared to anticipate opposition to its reforms from food industry players - particularly if they resulted in increased fees or their application to new sectors ... consistency the fdf laid out what it hoped the amended fee structure would deliver and urged that the fsa recognise the complexity of the food sector ... “any revised system should clearly deliver consistency as well as efficiency, resilience and sustainability; should take into account the complexity and across-boundary nature of food businesses; and should focus on businesses with poor records and at highest risk,” added gallani

... proposals to overhaul the fee inspection regime at food and feed facilities in the uk would result in a more consistent and clearer system - but one that would cost businesses more, said the food standards agency (fsa) ... the food safety watchdog appears to have anticipated industry opposition to the scheme but said the proposals are necessary to improve standards and ensure the uk has a voice in upcoming eu negotiations ... in a report due to go before its board next week, the fsa said current charging arrangements are inconsistently applied across sectors and there is no strong link between fees paid and compliance with food safety legislation ... it added the present system actually discourages greater responsibility by food business operators (fbo) for delivery of official controls ... under the current regime, fee for official inspections apply at slaughterhouses, meat cutting sites and fish processing plants - but not at registered food and feed establishments, nor dairy processors or fish cutting facilities ... the fsa review is part of a european union-wide rethink over the financing of official controls in food and feed under regulation ec 882/2004, with brussels expected to deliver legislative proposals in spring 2012 ... “this is a key principle – our experience in the meat sector shows that recovery based on the actual costs of delivering official controls provides an incentive both to compliance and to co-operation to enable a more efficient delivery of controls,” said fsa director of food safety dr alison gleadle in the report ... but it adds not changing the present system could result in a failure to improve food safety and compliance by businesses, as well as running the risk of not being able to influence eu policy

... in the wake of a spate of high-profile foodborne illness outbreaks, the food safety modernization act passed the house on tuesday and is heading to the president, who has said he will pass the bill into law ... following house passage of the bill, president and ceo of the grocery manufacturers association pamela bailey said: “over the past two days the senate and the house have each come together in bipartisan fashion to do the right thing: strengthen and modernize america’s food safety system and help restore the public’s faith in the safety and security of the food supply ... “…this landmark legislation provides fda with the resources and authorities the agency needs to help strengthen our nation’s food safety system by making prevention the focus of our food safety strategies ... ” the legislation will give the fda the authority to order product recalls, will require that food manufacturers have detailed food safety plans and give the fda better access to company records ... it also contains a provision to protect employees who flag up food safety concerns ... however, some critics of the bill have said that it will give the government more power without making the food supply safer ... the association’s senior vice president of public policy robert guenther said on tuesday evening: “today is a day of mixed feelings for our members who have worked long and hard to pass food safety reforms, as this remains a job that is very much unfinished ... moving forward, as we always do, united fresh will continue to work with our allies in the new congress, voicing our strong support for uniform, risk-based food safety standards to which all can be held accountable, regardless of size ... but it was the peanut product recall of early 2009 that gave lawmakers the final impetus needed to get new food safety legislation before congress ... the food safety enhancement act that was drafted in the wake of that outbreak passed the house in july 2009, and its companion bill, the food safety modernization act , passed unanimously through committee in november last year

... the institute of food technologists (ift) has commended us congress for passage of landmark food safety legislation, which represents the largest changes in the country’s food safety laws in more than 70 years ... “this is a critical moment when it comes to the safety of the food we eat every day, because it puts science at the forefront of public policy,” said ift president bob gravani, phd ... “this legislation will be a platform to build on that ensures the consuming public continues to have safe, nutritious and healthy food ... ” key aspects of the legislation the legislation has a variety of new changes that will improve the safety of the food system from farm to fork ... four elements of this legislation are critical to protecting the food supply for generations to come: * product tracing-the u ... food and drug administration (fda) will be required to establish a comprehensive product tracing system to track the movement of food products effectively from farm to point of sale or service ... * performance standards-in order to continually reduce the risk of contaminants in foods, the secretary of health and human services will identify and determine the most significant foodborne contaminants and develop science-based guidance to assist food producers ... as a result, action levels (performance standards) will be set in place to encourage the food industry to strive toward a safer food supply ... * third party certification-designated imported foods will now need to be certified by a third party with expertise in food safety and under the oversight of the fda ... this will enable the fda to maximize resources and increase the number of product inspections to better ensure the safety of imported foods ... * preventive control plans-food manufacturing facilities will be required to develop and implement written plans based upon science that evaluate hazards that could affect the safety of food; identify and implement preventive controls; monitor the performance of these controls; and maintain records of such monitoring

... cdc director thomas frieden said: "we've made progress in better understanding the burden of foodborne illness and unfortunately, far too many people continue to get sick from the food they eat ... " the revised figures are not necessarily a reflection of an increasingly safe food supply, however ... food and drug administration (fda) commissioner margaret hamburg said: "foodborne illnesses and deaths are preventable, and as such, are unacceptable ... ” hamburg added that the passage of new food safety legislation, currently awaiting a senate vote, would provide better tools to help modernize the united states’ food safety program