Publisher’s Platform: Is FDA creating a HACCP program for produce?

Opinion
HACCP: A systematic approach to the identification, evaluation, and control of food safety hazards.”  – So says the FDA.Although yesterday’s announcement (FDA Proposes Changes to Food Safety Modernization Act Rule to Enhance Safety of Agricultural Water Used on Produce) is a bit to fully digest in one sitting, I am intrigued by FDA’s focus on pre-harvest risk assessment of water risk as opposed to water testing for pathogens generally.
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