| One year ago today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released the New Era of Smarter Food Safety Blueprint. During the past 12 months, we've made significant progress in working toward the goals outlined in the blueprint, even in the midst of a pandemic. The blueprint gives shape to the New Era of Smarter Food Safety initiative that the FDA announced in April 2019 to keep pace with the rapidly evolving environment in which foods are being reformulated, new foods and new production methods are being realized, and food delivery systems continue to evolve. By the time the blueprint was released last year against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was clear that the time had come for the New Era of Smarter Food Safety. We learned from our response as an agency to the pandemic that there is an accelerated need for certain goals in this blueprint, especially those involving supply chain continuity and resilience, modernized inspectional approaches, strengthening food safety infrastructures with regulatory partners, and the safety of foods ordered by consumers online. | | | |
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