date:Nov 17, 2015
upplier Verification Programs rule, and the Accredited Third-Party Certification rule, are core aspects of the food safety programme of the 2011 bipartisan Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
FDA deputy commissioner for foods and veterinary medicine Michael R Taylor said: "The recent multistate outbreak of salmonella in imported cucumbers that has killed four Americans, hospitalised 157 and sickened hundreds more, is exactly the kind of outbreak these rules can help prevent.
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