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... india's new food safety act will strengthen better the ability of regulators and the government to handle food contamination incidents, the head of one of india's top food research institutes has said ... india will put in force on august 5 the food safety and standards act, 2006, which will see the food safety and standards authority of india (fssai), a body formed under the act, legally empowered to handle all food safety issues in india ... the fssai consists of scientific panels that will set standards and regulate and monitor the manufacture, processing, distribution, sale and import of food so as to ensure safe and wholesome food ... “this body will be able to better handle food contamination cases as it will have the ability and talent to trace the source of contamination in processed food more efficiently,” said vinay oswal, director of the national agriculture and food analysis and research institute (nafari) ... oswal added that farmers would also have to adopt good farming practices to prevent contamination of raw material used by food processing units ... according to oswal, the act has asked the food processing units and their suppliers to ensure use of quality agricultural produce and follow standard practices at processing, storage, supply and procurement

... 5 percent less than 2011, although the agency is seeking additional funds to pay for new food safety legislation ... 6bn in discretionary spending, including cuts to nutrition, food safety , agricultural research, rural development and conservation programs, and is $5bn less than the president’s budget request for these programs ... ” the food and drug administration (fda) has estimated the cost of implementing the food safety modernization act, which was signed into law in january, at $1 ... ” the fda has said that it needs extra funding primarily to pay for greater authorities granted to the agency by the new food safety legislation, including the ability to order product recalls, and more frequent inspections of food facilities ... congresswoman rosa delauro (d-ct) criticized the budget proposal, saying: “it rolls back years of progress, especially on food safety ... during my time as chair of this subcommittee, we worked hard to provide the resources fda needed to better protect americans from unsafe food, drugs, and devices by investing in the fda ... ” apart from cutting funding to the fda, the gop budget proposal would also cut $35m from the food safety inspection service’s budget, $354 million from agriculture research, $338 million from rural development and $486 million from international assistance

... most americans would be prepared to pay more for food in order to fund new food safety measures, according to a survey conducted on behalf of pew charitable trusts ... the pew-commissioned telephone poll of 1,015 likely voters was carried out by hart research and american viewpoint, and found that two-thirds (66 percent) supported extra funding for the food and drug administration (fda) to carry out new food safety responsibilities ... the food safety modernization act , introduced in the wake of a spate of foodborne illness outbreaks, was signed into law on january 4 ... 4bn of funding needed to implement the new legislation over the next five years has been called into question as lawmakers have sought to cut food regulatory agencies’ budgets ... the pew survey found that 74 percent of respondents thought it would be worth paying 1 to 3 percent more for food in order to pay for the legislation’s new food safety measures ... erik olson, who directs food programs for the pew health group, said: “for too long the fda, which is responsible for the safety of over 80 percent of the foods we eat, has not had adequate resources or power to protect americans from dangers in the food supply ... this poll reflects a strong belief that americans are willing to pay more to ensure that the fda is protecting the safety of the food they put on their family’s dinner table ... ” in addition, the poll found that 70 percent of those surveyed favored an annual $1,000 fee for food companies to cover the cost of the legislation – a provision that was included in an initial version of the legislation, which was later cut to $500 after industry raised concerns, and was eventually dropped from the final version ... among other measures, the food safety modernization act provides the fda with the authority to order recalls, requires food manufacturers to keep more detailed food safety records, allows the fda greater access to food companies’ documents, and requires that countries exporting food to the united states should certify that their food safety standards meet us standards

... the food safety modernization act’s preventive approach to food safety may seem obvious in hindsight – and it is already a food industry norm, fda’s deputy commissioner for foods said on thursday ... the food safety modernization act , which was signed into law in january, has been hailed as a major shift in the food and drug administration’s (fda) approach to food safety, toward prevention of foodborne illness rather than reaction to outbreaks once they have occurred ... but although it may be a shift for the fda, most food and ingredient manufacturers already take a preventive approach ... speaking at the george washington university school of public health, fda’s deputy commissioner for foods michael taylor highlighted the haccp (hazard analysis critical control point) system – which was originally devised by the food industry in the 1960s as a way to ensure food for space flights was as safe as possible – as a prevention-based strategy that much of the industry already uses to handle food safety ... “haccp is also an internationally recognized framework for food safety, through its adoption by the united nations codex alimentarius commission and other national governments,” taylor said ... “haacp-based prevention is thus already recognized as the operating principle and standard for food safety by much of the food industry ... ” ‘two lenses, common vision’ he said that while prevention has always been a fundamental principle for public health strategy, the public health community and the food industry look at prevention from different perspectives ... the food industry, like the public health community, is concerned about ensuring food is safe, but industry also has a strong business interest in avoiding costs, market disruptions, and loss of consumer confidence associated with illness outbreaks and food recalls, he said ... among the new regulatory tools built into the food safety modernization act, the fda will have the authority to order recalls, when previously it could only request that a company withdraw a product from the market (with the exception of infant formula); it will have greater access to food manufacturers’ safety procedure documents; and companies will be required to keep more detailed food safety records

... “similar to other food and ingredient companies, solae continues to be affected by recent surges in world food prices,” schmitt told foodnavigator ... “the food and agriculture organization (fao) food price index reports that food prices grew by 5 ... " new food safety regulations had also required the company to invest in food safety resources across the globe to adapt to regulatory changes ... but schmitt said: “respective to other proteins, solae soya protein continues to be a more stable choice for food companies

... the food and drug administration (fda) has requested a record $4 ... 3bn budget for fiscal 2012, including $324m to start implementing the food safety modernization act ... if granted, the budget would represent a 33 percent increase on 2010 spending, with the largest spending increase for a particular program requested for the department’s transforming food safety and nutrition initiative, which includes funding provisions for the new food safety legislation that was signed into law by president obama on january 4 ... “with this increase, fda will begin to implement the landmark food safety modernization act and also empower americans to make healthier food choices,” the department said in a statement ... “fda will establish a prevention-focused food safety system and leverage the valuable work of fda's state and local food safety partners ... the result will be a stronger, more reliable food safety system to protect american consumers ... fda will also empower americans to make more healthful food choices through menu and vending machine labeling ... ” funding for the food safety modernization act has been an area of particular controversy ... 4bn over five years, but the gop budget proposal for the remainder of fiscal 2011 includes significant spending cuts to food regulatory agencies, including the fda, the centers for disease control and prevention (cdc), and the agriculture department’s food safety inspection service (fsis) ... what resources do we already have? what resources will we need? where will those resources come from? already we know that the legislation did not include sufficient fee resources to cover the costs of the new requirements ... in that, we will look to congress to work with us to ensure that fda has what’s needed to achieve our shared food safety and food defense goals ... ” the additional food safety funding as proposed by the fda would include about $100m in increased user fees for plant inspections and registration of food production facilities

... in the wake of a spate of high-profile foodborne illness outbreaks, the food safety modernization act passed the house on tuesday and is heading to the president, who has said he will pass the bill into law ... following house passage of the bill, president and ceo of the grocery manufacturers association pamela bailey said: “over the past two days the senate and the house have each come together in bipartisan fashion to do the right thing: strengthen and modernize america’s food safety system and help restore the public’s faith in the safety and security of the food supply ... “…this landmark legislation provides fda with the resources and authorities the agency needs to help strengthen our nation’s food safety system by making prevention the focus of our food safety strategies ... ” the legislation will give the fda the authority to order product recalls, will require that food manufacturers have detailed food safety plans and give the fda better access to company records ... it also contains a provision to protect employees who flag up food safety concerns ... however, some critics of the bill have said that it will give the government more power without making the food supply safer ... ” and others have criticized the inclusion of an amendment that exempts smaller businesses from the new law, including the united fresh produce association which withdrew its support for the bill after inclusion of the tester-hagan amendment ... the association’s senior vice president of public policy robert guenther said on tuesday evening: “today is a day of mixed feelings for our members who have worked long and hard to pass food safety reforms, as this remains a job that is very much unfinished ... moving forward, as we always do, united fresh will continue to work with our allies in the new congress, voicing our strong support for uniform, risk-based food safety standards to which all can be held accountable, regardless of size

... cdc director thomas frieden said: "we've made progress in better understanding the burden of foodborne illness and unfortunately, far too many people continue to get sick from the food they eat ... " the revised figures are not necessarily a reflection of an increasingly safe food supply, however ... food and drug administration (fda) commissioner margaret hamburg said: "foodborne illnesses and deaths are preventable, and as such, are unacceptable ... ” hamburg added that the passage of new food safety legislation, currently awaiting a senate vote, would provide better tools to help modernize the united states’ food safety program ... according to the cdc’s new estimates, the pathogens that cause the most illnesses are norovirus (58 percent); non-typhoidal salmonella spp (11 percent); c

... president obama has said that passing the food safety modernization act would provide government with the tools it needs to better ensure food safety, as long-awaited discussion began in the senate this week ... the food safety modernization act is the companion bill to the food safety enhancement act that passed the house last july ... meanwhile, the bill has garnered widespread support from the food and beverage industry, including from such influential organizations as the grocery manufacturers association, the food marketing institute, and the american frozen food institute ... the legislation was prompted by a spate of food safety recalls, including the peanut product recall that involved thousands of products last year, after salmonella-tainted peanuts sickened hundreds and killed nine ... calls from industry to update food safety laws intensified as consumer confidence in food companies declined and recall costs mounted ... president obama said in a statement on wednesday: “a year ago today, the food safety working group, chaired by health and human service secretary kathleen sebelius and secretary of agriculture tom vilsack, announced key findings on how to upgrade the food safety system ... coli, implemented new standards to reduce exposure to campylobacter, and issued a rule to control salmonella contamination ... gov site to provide consumers rapid access to information on food recalls ... 510, the fda food safety modernization act ... this bipartisan bill would complement the work already undertaken by the food safety working group ... the bill addresses longstanding challenges in the food safety and defense system by promoting a prevention-oriented approach to the safety of our food supply and provides the federal government with the appropriate tools to accomplish its core food safety goals ... ” if passed, the bill would require food companies to submit detailed food safety plans, give the fda the power to order product recalls, and allow it greater access to company records

... a new food safety system that uses x-rays to kill harmful bacteria could aid public acceptance of irradiation and revolutionise the post-harvest processing (php) of oysters, said the scientist behind the research ... barakat mahmoud, assistant professor of food safety and microbiology at mississippi state university, said the rs 2400 x-ray machine can eliminate e ... coli outbreaks in fresh produce over the last few years have really brought attention to the importance of food safety,” mahmoud said ... ” even though the us food and drug administration (fda) approved the use of irradiation in 1963, a recent survey by the uk food standards agency has shown that consumers remain suspicious of the technology ... mahmoud believes development of the system could help ease public anxiety over the use of irradiation as a food safety method ... food items are wrapped in plastic before being placed in the machine where, after a few minutes, they are irradiated and bacteria-free ... “the freshness of the food remains the same,” said the assistant professor ... “there is minor loss of vitamins a and c, but they always are reduced in any type of food processing ... but the mississippi team said the x-ray system could provide a solution to both oyster industry concerns over possible effects to the taste and food safety worries ... “we want the industry to adopt this technique as a way to make food safer ,” he said