OIG: FDA Food Recall Process Is Inefficient, Inadequate; Needs Fix Now

The HHS Office of Inspector General says FDA's food recall initiation process is inefficient, ineffective and compromises the safety of the nation's food supply, according to a preliminary report released Thursday (June 9). OIG says FDA does not have policies and procedures in place to ensure food manufacturers initiate voluntary recalls promptly, and points to two firms that waited 165 days and 81 days, respectively, to initiate voluntary recalls after being notified by the agency of their products' links to...