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NEW FOOD SAFETY LAW BRINGS SWEEPING CHANGES
In the coming days President Obama will sign the most sweeping food safety legislation in 70 years.  The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010 will change the way food companies do business in the United States.  The law requires almost all food business (with the notable exception of small U.S. family farms) to establish food safety plans consistent with the Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HAACP) system and comply with certification standards. The law also creates expanded power for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), increases the frequency of inspections and creates mandatory recall authority by the FDA.  

Imports
Imported food products will be subjected to a host of new requirements. For example:

-  Importers must verify the safety of foreign suppliers and imported food and will be  prohibited from  importing food if they do not have a verification program in place.

- The FDA is empowered to require certification or other assurance of safety for high-risk food imports and to deny entry to foods that lack certification or that are from a foreign facility or country that has refused U.S. inspectors.

- Prior Notices filed with the FDA for imported foods must include the name of any country that refused entry to the food.

Food Facilities
Additionally, the new law will add 4,000 new inspectors with expanded authority for inspecting records and facilities and give the FDA new enforcement powers that will make it easier for the agency to shut down facilities that violate the law through detention and suspension of registration.

Webinar, January 13, 2011.
The food safety team at Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. (ST&R) will be offering a webinar - "The New Food Safety Law: What You Need To Know To Comply" on January 13, 2011 at 1:00pm EST to help your company navigate the complex requirements of the new law and ensure compliance.  ST&R professionals will be joined by leading food law expert, Professor James T. O'Reilly, author of the soon-to-be published guidebook "Executive's Guide to the New Food Safety Law Impacts".  Join us for this timely and informative webinar. It is a must attend for food and beverage importers and manufacturers.