FDA requests $253m increase in food safety budget
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has requested a $253m increase in the food safety budget for fiscal 2013.
According to the FDA, the $253m increase will enable it to build a strong, reliable food safety system as outlined in the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
The FSMA, which was signed by President Obama in January 2011, aims to ensure safe food supply in the US by shifting the focus of federal regulators from responding to food safety problems to preventing it.
The increase, of which $220m will be funded by fees on food processors and handlers, will also help FDA to build a prevention-focused domestic and import food safety system to protect the health of consumers in the US.
The agency is also seeking $10m to strengthen its presence and expertise in the China as well as to improve partnership with the Chinese officials, in order to ensure the safety of food and drugs that are produced in China and exported to the US.
The FDA, which has cited last year's listeria outbreak from Colorado cantaloupe to point out the need for a strong food-safety system, said that it is open to work with industry and consumer groups over the way the fees are charged and spent.
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