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Safety standards involve all food producers

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Progress in first year of implementing Food Safety Working Group recommendations

[5]USDA, HHS, Washington, D.C. – On Friday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius commended federal food safety agencies for their accomplishments supporting the charge of President Obama’s Food Safety Working Group, which advises the President on how to upgrade the U.S. food safety system for the 21st century. The Food Safety Working Group, chaired by Vilsack and Sebelius, recommended a public health-focused approach to food safety based on three core principles: prioritizing prevention; strengthening inspection and enforcement; and improving response and recovery.

They highlighted the progress and accomplishments the USDA and HHS has achieved during the year in the area of prioritizing prevention, strengthening inspection and enforcement, and improving response and recovery.

Prioritizing Prevention

Strengthening Inspection and Enforcement

Improving Response and Recovery

For more information see www.foodsafety.gov [6]