“To ensure imported food safety, federal agencies must focus their resources on high risk foods and coordinate efforts. GAO was asked to (1) assess how Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.s> Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) are addressing challenges in overseeing the safety of imported food; (2) assess how FDA leverages resources by working with other entities, such as state and foreign governments; (3) determine how FDA is using its Predictive Risk-Based Evaluation for Dynamic Import Compliance Targeting (PREDICT) system to oversee imported food safety. GAO analyzed CBP, FDA, and FSIS procedures, reports, and regulations and interviewed agency officials and key stakeholders.”
Food Safety: Agencies Need to Address gaps in Enforcement and Collaboration to Enhance Safety Imported Food
- June 21, 2011
- | Filed under North America, Report, and 2001-2025
