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FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT
The passage of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act transforms FDA’s food safety program by
providing it with new public health mandates and enhanced tools for ensuring the safety of the food
supply in the 21st Century. The central purpose of the new law is to better protect public health by
preventing food safety problems, rather than primarily reacting to problems after they occur.
Preventive controls
FDA has a legislative mandate to require comprehensive, prevention-based controls.
• Hazard analysis, controls, corrective actions
• Produce safety standards
Inspection and Compliance
The legislation recognizes that effective, efficient, risk-based inspection is an important means of
holding industry accountable for their responsibility to produce safe products.
Imported Food Safety
The legislation provides significant enhancements to FDA’s ability to achieve greater oversight of the
food products coming into the United States from other countries.
• Foreign supplier verification programs
• Foreign facility inspection authority
• Import certification authority
• Qualified voluntary importer program
Enhanced Partnerships
The legislation recognizes the importance of strengthening existing collaboration among all food
safety agencies – Federal, state, local, territorial, tribal, and foreign – to achieve FDA public health goals. It
also recognizes the importance of building the capacity and training of state, local, territorial and tribal
food safety programs as well as building labs and food safety programs, and other food safety activities.
Source: FDA Strategic Priorities 2011 -2015
Food Safety
Modernization Act
Implementation Timeline
for food processors
ABOUT THE NORTHWEST FOOD PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION
Organized in 1914, the Northwest Food Processors Association (NWFPA) represents the complex, varied
interests of food processors in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. NWFPA is headquartered in Portland,
Oregon, and has a current membership roster of over 450 member companies. Among these members,
about 80 food processors operating over 200 production facilities throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Changing to reflect the diverse background of food firms throughout the region, the Association’s
membership has expanded over the past several years to include seafood, poultry, dairy, bakeries,
specialty and fresh-cut.
For more information contact Connie Kirby, VP, Scientific and Technical Affairs (ckirby@nwfpa.org, 503.327.2206)
8338 NE Alderwood Road, Suite 160, Portland OR 97220 – Phone 503.327.2200 – www.nwfpa.org
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