FDA Food Division Too Afraid of Confronting Industry to Protect Public Health, Review Finds
The report found the FDA Food division would often avoid enforcement actions to protect public health out of fear of legal action by industry.
The report found the FDA Food division would often avoid enforcement actions to protect public health out of fear of legal action by industry.
Forced arbitration clause in company's terms of agreement prevented plaintiff from moving forward with a food poisoning lawsuit against Daily Harvest
The new rule increases record-keeping requirements for food producers in order to help increase the FDA's ability to traceback food poisoning outbreaks to the source more rapidly, preventing unnecessary illnesses.
Class action lawsuit seeks damages for consumers nationwide who experienced gastrointestinal illnesses from Daily Harvest Crumbles
About 470 reported illnesses nationwide have resulted in a Daily Harvest recall for French Lentil + Leek Crumbles, and lawsuits are now being pursued
Both drug and medical device recalls hit record highs in the early months of this year, posing serious health and safety risks for Americans
The guidance urges manufacturers to maintain good record keeping and product coding which helps facilitate faster recall responses.
Some foreign and "mission-critical" inspections will continue, FDA officials said.