Pandemic Challenges Highlight the Importance of the New Era of Smarter Food Safety
(WorldNews Environment)

Image By: Stephen M. Hahn, M.D., Commissioner of Food and Drugs, and Frank Yiannas, Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response In March, we were a few days away from announcing the release of the New Era of Smarter Food Safety Blueprint when the FDA`s focus turned to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our plans for the New Era initiative were rightfully put on hold in order to prioritize the agency`s COVID-19 response. As a public health agency, we will always prioritize any threat to the health of the American people. The FDA will release the blueprint in the coming weeks, outlining our plans over the next decade to create a more digital, traceable, and safer food system. The challenges that have...