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Big changes are at hand with regard to the FDA and regulation of the nation’s food supply. Early in 2009, the nominations of former New York City Health Commissioner Margaret Hamburg as the new FDA commissioner, and Baltimore Health Commissioner Joshua Sharfstein as deputy were announced. The FDA has also renewed its push on food regulation as part of a broader effort to revitalize the agency, experts say. That move includes the FDA’s recent tightening of its Good Importer Practices.

The move to better control imports and food regulation is part of a “broader piece” to push accountability up the line among manufacturers, and also for the FDA to show Congress that it takes this task seriously, says Mark Mansour, an attorney with the D.C. firm of Bryan Cave LLP. The FDA is saying that not only will they inspect and enforce more, but that manufacturers are also counted on as the “first line of defense,” he adds.

Topics covered:

• New Food Safety Working Group Formed
• Peanut Problems -- Lessons Learned
• ISO 22000 Food Quality Standards Toughened
• FDA Seeks more Authority
• HAACP Remains the Foundation for Quality Control

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