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| Long title | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of the food supply. |
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| Acronyms (colloquial) | FSMA |
| Enacted by | the 111th United States Congress |
| Effective | January 4, 2011 |
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| Public law | 111-353 |
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| Acts amended | Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act |
| Titles amended | 21 U.S.C.: Food and Drugs |
| U.S.C. sections created | 301 et seq. |
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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 authority 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 had 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.
The law was prompted after many reported incidents of foodborne illnesses during the first decade of the 2000s and was largely crafted by members of the Grocery Manufacturers Association. Tainted food has cost the food industry billions of dollars in recalls, lost sales and legal expenses.
This bill is similar to the Food Safety Enhancement Act which passed the House in 2009. It is considered the first major piece of federal legislation addressing food safety since 1938.[1] It is also the first piece of legislation to address intentional adulteration and Food Defense.[2]
- ^ "House Approves Food-Safety Bill; Law Would Expand FDA's Power". The Washington Post. July 31, 2009. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
- ^ "FSMA Proposed Rule for Focused Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration". FDA. March 11, 2022.