{"id":32438,"date":"2009-08-07T14:05:45","date_gmt":"2009-08-07T14:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/wordpress\/fda_announces_reforms_to_prote\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T15:57:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T20:57:52","slug":"fda-announces-reforms-to-prote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finchmccranie.com\/blog\/fda-announces-reforms-to-prote\/","title":{"rendered":"FDA Announces Reforms To Protect Consumers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many Georgians were affected by the recent salmonella outbreak related to peanut butter. Some were sickened by the defective product and others lost jobs in the peanut processing plant that became ground zero for the recall. Now, the Food and Drug Administration  has announced it is moving towards stronger, more aggressive and much faster responses to enforcing the laws and regulations that govern the safety of drugs, medical devices and much of the U.S. food supply,<\/p>\n<p>New FDA commissioner Margaret Hamburg has been in office only 8 weeks but has made positive moves to protect citizens. During  the past several years, the  FDA has faced a  number of high profile food recalls, including pistachios, peanuts, spinach, tomatoes, hot peppers, cookie dough, pet food and various meats, as well as problems with medical devices and drugs. The agency has also been rightly  criticized for not acting quickly or strongly enough when it encounters violations of the law.<\/p>\n<p>The new Commissioner admitted that in some cases, serious violations have gone unaddressed for far too long. These include violations involving product quality and safety, adulteration and misbranding. false, misleading, or otherwise unlawful labeling; and misleading advertising.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finchmccranie.com\/blog\/fda-announces-reforms-to-prote\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading FDA Announces Reforms To Protect Consumers\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many Georgians were affected by the recent salmonella outbreak related to peanut butter. Some were sickened by the defective product and others lost jobs in the peanut processing plant that became ground zero for the recall. 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