FDA Creates New Food Safety Registry

Boston (DbTechNo) - The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) have launched a new food safety registry aimed at reducing the number of illnesses because of bad products.

This action was in direct response to a law passed in 2007 after Congress criticized the FDA for the way in which they were handling certain situations relating to food related sickness outbreaks.

Food safety concerns have been at the center of many a complaint with FDA eficiency over the last number of years, a direct reason for the new rules being put into play.

Over the last few years, massive outbreaks of e. coli and salmonella have taken place across America, with investigations leading to the discovery of in more cases than not, poor reporting and subsequent poor management of the resulting outbreak.

Under new rules, food makers must inform the FDA within 24 hours of learning that a food product maybe contaminated, a move that would greatly speed up the time that it takes to confirm if a food product is contaminated and subsequent action which is taken as a result.

The FDA unvailed a new electronic database which will be used by food makers to notify the agency of foods that could potentially be contaminated.

Its about time the FDA took steps that can be recognized by the public as ones aimed at protecting us from food related illness.