Ray_L
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 |  Subject: Food Safety Czar: Michael Taylor **Not adopted yet  Fri Aug 07, 2009 1:51 am | |
| Food Safety Czar: Michael Taylor **Not adopted yet
Actual Title: Special Assistant to the FDA Commissioner for Food Safety
Presidential Appointment Established: 2009
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Duties:
- A single agency accountable for providing consistent and coordinated oversight of food safety, from farm to table;
- Institution of Pathogen Reduction: HACCP, with performance
standards verified by pathogen testing, at every step of food
production;
- Recall authority, access to records, and penalties for lapses in safety procedures;
- Standards for imported foods equivalent to those for domestic foods; and
- Food safety to take precedence over commercial considerations in trade disputes.
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