FDA should adopt risk-based approach to food safety: report
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 - 12:31
in Health & Medicine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's abilities to discover potential threats to food safety and prevent outbreaks of foodborne illness are hampered by impediments to efficient use of its limited resources and a piecemeal approach to gathering and using information on risks, says a new report by the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council.