Food Safety Modernization Act

Food Safety Modernization Act
“FSMA was signed into law in January 2011 after a slew of large foodsafety outbreaks between 2006 and 2010, including some resulting in deaths (e.g., salmonella-tainted peanut butter from the Peanut Corporation of America). Congress intended FSMA to strengthen foodsafety practices within the food manufacturing supply chain–which includes everything from food production to grocery stores. In short, FSMA shifts the FDA from being largely reactionary–waiting for a foodsafety outbreak to occur before responding–to an agency focused on prevention–detecting and preventing foodsafety problems before they cause public harm.”
Assignment – Research and present, both in written paper and power point the new regulatory requirement named Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
We will work on the written paper first. We will eventually work on the Power Point after the written part is finalized. However, if you can, please create key points when writing the paper so that we can create the power point more easily after.
Here how the format of the paper should be:
“IRAC” rule. Thus:
– Issue: How does a company comply with the FSMA laws?
– Rule: This would be the legal requirements of the FSMA; the actual statutory requirements that companies must do to comply.
– Application: How do you apply the law, i.e. FSMA, to a company?
– Conclusion: The law effects importers of food because….
Also paper should address:
What is FSMA? How Did We Get to FSMA?Why is this law needed?–
• What exactly does FSMA do?
• As a consumer, what do I need to know about FSMA?
• Examples – check “The risk we are willing to eat..”
• Important: Not only shouldwelook as to how it affects importers, but how it affects exporters, consumable goods (both for humans and pets), growers, wholesalers, distributors, logistics companies.
• How will this law make imported food safer?
• What are the new responsibilities on food manufactures and producers?
I found a few journal articles but feel free to add any additional citations that you think is beneficial for the paper (as long as there are credible sources)
I believe that we should also use the FDA website.
http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/FSMA/default.htm

Work Cited – Optional
Meadows, Pam, Brooke Miller, and Alberto Coustasse. “Surveillance Of Food Borne Illness In The United States.” Insights To A Changing World Journal 2014.4 (2014): 97-107. Academic Search Complete. Web. 24 Aug. 2015.
“ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – REGULATORY DESIGN — FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT IMPLEMENTS PRIVATE REGULATORY SCHEME. — FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, Pub. L. No. 111-353, 124 Stat. 3885 (2011)(Codified In Scattered Sections Of The U.S. Code).” Harvard Law Review 125.3 (2012): 859-866. Academic Search Complete. Web. 24 Aug. 2015.
Fortin, Neal D. “The United States FDA Food Safety Modernization Act: The Key New Requirements.” European Food & Feed Law Review 6.5 (2011): 260-268. Academic Search Complete. Web. 24 Aug. 2015.
Eads, Kristin, and Jennifer Zwagerman. “In Focus: Examining The New FDA Food Safety Modernization Act.” Hamline Journal Of Public Law & Policy 33.1 (2011): 123-164. Academic Search Complete. Web. 24 Aug. 2015.
Grossman, Margaret Rosso. “United States: Food Safety Modernization Act.” European Food & Feed Law Review 6.1 (2011): 61-64. Academic Search Complete. Web. 24 Aug. 2015.
PFAFF, JOHN F. “The Risks We Are Willing To Eat: Food Imports And Safety.” Harvard Journal On Legislation 52.1 (2015): 125-172. Academic Search Complete. Web. 24 Aug. 2015.