<P> The Food Safety Modernization Act ( FSMA ) was signed into law by President Barack Obama on January 4 , 2011 . The FSMA has given the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) new authorities to regulate the way foods are grown , harvested and processed . The law grants the FDA a number of new powers , including mandatory recall authority , which the agency has sought for many years . The FSMA requires the FDA to undertake more than a dozen rulemakings and issue at least 10 guidance documents , as well as a host of reports , plans , strategies , standards , notices , and other tasks . </P>
<P> The Food Safety Modernization Act ( FSMA ) was signed into law by President Barack Obama on January 4 , 2011 . The FSMA has given the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) new authorities to regulate the way foods are grown , harvested and processed . The law grants the FDA a number of new powers , including mandatory recall authority , which the agency has sought for many years . The FSMA requires the FDA to undertake more than a dozen rulemakings and issue at least 10 guidance documents , as well as a host of reports , plans , strategies , standards , notices , and other tasks . </P>
the fda 's food safety system is known as
the fda 's food safety system is known as
Food Safety Modernization Act ( FSMA )
Food Safety Modernization Act ( FSMA )