1st Morning Session; FDA’s public meeting entitled, “FDA Food Safety Modernization Act: Focus on Implementation Strategy for Prevention-Oriented Food Safety Standards,” was held on April 23, 2015 and April 24, 2015 at the Washington Marriott Hotel in Washington, DC. The meeting provided an opportunity to learn about and discuss FDA’s current planning for the next phase of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Implementation, which involves putting in place the prevention and risk-based safety standards at the core of FSMA. FDA also shared its current thinking on operational strategies for implementing the new standards that will affect food and feed facilities, farmers, importers and others who supply the nations’ food.

For more information, visit the public meeting’s website at www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/FSMA/ucm438205.htm.

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