Forty-eight million people are sickened and 3,000 killed by foodborne pathogens yearly in the U.S.--one in six, per the CDC. The failure to keep food safe has had a devastating impact in the U.S., and to borrow a phrase, one that has a negative triple-bottom-line effect as it lowers consumer confidence in food manufacturing, diminishes profits and affects the food industry's reputation. No wonder the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was passed. For the first time, the U.S. FDA is authorized to help prevent rather than simply respond to outbreaks of foodborne illness. This enhanced inspection role and long-sought authority to order mandatory recalls was labeled "a sea change" by The...
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