Future Food Safety Inspections

Our lawmakers in Congress expect 600 foreign country inspections in 2011 with the number doubling every year for the next 5. That calculates to 19,200 foreign food plant inspections in about 5 to 6 years. The goal is probably attainable for this year, but come on guys in Congress, lets get all our oars in the water. Without substantial increases in manpower, talented manpower, or a complete overhaul as to how things are done, this is very improbable.
The FDA has said that over the next decade that it will transform itself from a domestic agency to a global agency operating in a global market and fully prepared for an agency in which product safety and quality know no borders.
The FDA  will have to heavily rely on partnerships and coalitions to expand their global reach in order to make a future successful transformation.
We wish you well.
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Campaign for Food Safety

A partnership between the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the FDA, the USDA and the Ad Council has developed "Food Safe Families", a multimedia advertising campaign to educate consumers about proper food safety and food handling practices. The campaign aims to raise awareness about the risk of food borne illness and provide an education to consumers. The campaign focuses on 4 safe food handling behaviours: cleaning kitchen surfaces, utensils and hands while preparing foods, separating raw meats from other foods, preparing foods to the correct processing temperatures, and chilling raw and prepared foods promptly.

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