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years
1906:
1907:
First Certified Color
Regulations list
seven colors suitable
for food.
1938:
The Federal Food,
Drug and Cosmetic
Act is passed by
Congress, authorizing
factory inspections,
The kill-step validation
process, developed
by AIB International,
the American Bakers
Association and two
universities, allows
bakeries to prove that
the oven or fryer does kill
foodborne pathogens.
AIB International
American Bakers Association (ABA). " FDA changed
their inspection focus from a snapshot-in-time to a system
that is always in place. That's a completely different
approach. "
For the first time, the FDA could require comprehensive,
science-based preventive controls that included
requiring food manufacturers to document and implement
these plans. Inspections, testing and records access
were new tools FSMA put in the hands of the FDA to
ensure oversight, and FDA was given the ability to issue
mandatory recalls in the event a company fails to do so
voluntarily. Manufacturers faced other consequences as
well, such as administrative detention for products potentially
in violation of the law, suspension of facility
registration, enhanced product tracing and additional
record-keeping requirements for high-risk foods.
Ms. Sanders explained the new approach: " What systems
do you have in place to ensure that your product is
always safe, that you have the right staff trained for those
critical jobs and that protocols are always being followed
so that you're confident in the product that leaves the
production facility? "
FSMA also gave the FDA authority to hold imported
food to the same standard as domestic products and encouraged
the agency to bolster its partnerships with other
federal agencies and those at the state and local level.
While the food industry experienced a culture shift as
it implemented FSMA, FDA's new focus on partnership
required a similar shift in the agency as well.
" I think there's been a concerted effort for FDA to
be more open, " Ms. Sanders said of FSMA guidance.
" While the nutrition staff at FDA was more accustomed
to working with the industry, the food safety
staff took more of a compliance approach. The FDA
realized it needed to change that culture. ... The agency
has been open to listening and partnering with us,
and having framework in place where we could do
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standards of identity
and safe tolerances
for unavoidable poisonous
substances.
1949:
FDA publishes its
first guidance to the
industry, " Procedures
for the Appraisal
of the Toxicity of
Chemicals in Food. "
1962:
President John F.
Kennedy proclaims
the Consumer Bill of
Rights, including the
right to safety, to be
informed, the right to
choose and the right
to be heard.
1990:
Nutrition Labeling and
Education Act requires
all packaged food to
Food and Drugs Act
and Meat Inspection
Act are signed
into law.
1914:
In US vs. Lexington
Mill and Elevator Co.,
the Supreme Court
bans bleached flour
with nitrite residue.
1943:
In US vs. Dotterweich,
Supreme Court rules
responsible officials
of a corporation can
be prosecuted for
violations.
1958:
FDA publishes the
first list of GRAS
substances.
1960:
Color Additive
Amendment requires
manufacturers to
establish the safety of
color additives.
1971:
Saccharin is banned
from GRAS list.
1982:
FDA publishes
" Toxicological
Principles for the Safety
Assessment of Direct
Food Additives and
Color Additives Used
in Food. "
2004:
have nutrition labeling
and health claims consistent
with terms defined
by the Secretary
of Health and Human
Services. Food Allergy Labeling
and Consumer
Protection Act is
passed, requiring labeling
of any food that
contains a protein from
peanuts, soybeans,
cow's milk, eggs, fish,
crustacean shellfish,
tree nuts and wheat.
2011:
Food Safety
Modernization Act is
passed.
2021:
Sesame is added
to the list of major
allergens.
US Food and Drug Administration
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