U.S. proposes to implement new regulations on imported food safety

On the 26th, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to implement the same safety standards for foods imported from abroad as those produced in the United States, and publishes two proposals on the safety of imported foods.

On the same day, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a statement in a total of six languages: Sino-British Westphalia, Russia and Russia. The two proposals are an important step in implementing the “Food Safety Modernization Act” signed by President Barack Obama in 2011 to prevent possible food products. safe question.

According to these two proposals, US importers will be given explicit responsibility for the first time. They will be responsible for testing whether their foreign suppliers have implemented prevention-oriented food safety regulations and whether they have the same level as domestic growers and processors in the United States. Food Safety Tracking File Management. In view of the quality, objectivity and transparency of the imported food security, the proposal also listed the measures for strengthening management.

Michael Taylor, Deputy Director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, said: “In the past, the U.S. mainly relied on the agency’s personnel to inspect and handle food safety problems in ports. Now importers are responsible for the safety of their imported foods for the first time and are transparent. The way to report to the FDA."

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will solicit foreign and domestic food industry opinions on the above two proposals from the 26th for a period of 120 days, and will eventually form a U.S. regulation on imported foods.

At present, the United States imports food from about 150 countries and regions. In the United States food supply system, imported food accounts for 15%, of which about half of the fresh fruits consumed in the United States are imported from abroad, and about 20% of fresh vegetables are imported from abroad.