The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) aims to make our food safety system better.
Every year, about 48 million people get sick from foodborne illnesses. Around 128,000 of these people end up in the hospital, and 3,000 people die. This is a serious problem, but it's something we can prevent.
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) aims to make our food safety system better by encouraging different food safety agencies, both in the U.S. and abroad, to work together.
FSMA has seven main rules:
The goal of FSMA is to create a food safety system that focuses on preventing problems before they happen. This will take time, but the FDA is working with Pennsylvania and other partners to make it happen. For more details on when new rules will start, check out the FSMA Compliance Dates.