New food safety legislation enacted by the Obama administration and scheduled to come into force in January next year could hurt local exporters of food to the United States, according to Head of the Government Analyst Food and Drugs Department Marilyn Collins
Come January the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will begin to enforce the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) passed into law earlier this year and requiring prior testing of food products being imported into the United States by accredited in-country laboratories.
The new legislation, which covers all primary and processed agro products, cooked foods, beverages and dietary supplements, also requires exporting countries to
