FDA’s Vital Role: Why Food Safety Matters Now More Than Ever
Due to reduced capacity within the FDA’s food safety and nutrition division, a quality control program for dairy product testing has been suspended. This suspension follows the termination of 20,000 Department of Health and Human Services employees and impacts multiple food safety programs, including bird flu and pathogen testing. The suspension affects the proficiency testing program for Grade “A” milk and related products, highlighting a significant setback for food safety oversight. This reduction in capacity comes despite a long history of FDA efforts to ensure the safety of the nation’s milk supply.
John Q. Hosedrinker