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From: Food Quality Magazine, 11.16.10
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FDA Needs $5 Billion, Former Official Says
Dr. David Acheson says agency needs money to do job well
President Obama’s FY 2011 budget allots some $1.37 billion for food safety programs at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but the agency requires about five times that to keep the nation’s food supply safe, according to former FDA Associate Commissioner of Foods David Acheson, MD.
Food Safety Managers: Retail’s Magic Bullet?
Study shows supervisors improve food safety
A ten-year food safety study released by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in late October indicates that food safety managers (FSMs) at restaurants, grocery stores, and other retailers significantly improve their establishments’ compliance with food safety standards in a number of key areas.
