FSMA Disclosure Of Uncontrolled Hazards Draft Lacks Microbial Specificity

A food safety advocate worries a new draft FDA guidance outlining how food suppliers should disclose when specific hazards have not been controlled in food may put public health at risk, as suppliers can make a general disclosure for microbial hazards rather than detailing a specific hazard. Sandra Eskin, director of food safety at The Pew Charitable Trusts, said the draft guidance recommends that chemical and physical hazards be specifically identified in disclosures, but expressed confusion on why the agency...