Food Protection Plan Shows Significant Progress

Despite the media feeding frenzy on tomatoes the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Food Protection Plan Progress Report, released today in conjunction with the Interagency Working Group on Import Safety Action Plan Update, shows significant areas of activity to further improve the safety of America’s food supply since unveiling its Food Protection Plan in November 2007. The plan focuses on Prevention, Intervention and Response. The FDA is setting up standards agreements with major importers, devloping rapid detection methods for common biological contaminants, identifying best practices and increasing surveillance.