Consumer Reports’ monthly roundup of its efforts to promote a safe and healthy food system. This month’s Food Policy Insider will cover:
- What’s Next After the Big Cyclospora Outbreak?
- Key questions about the FDA’s handling of the Cyclospora outbreak linked to Taylor Farms, and the agency’s new commitments to help prevent and mitigate future outbreaks
- Conflicting illness reporting between the CDC and FDA, and delays in recall classifications
- Consumer Reports’ letter to the FDA demanding greater transparency
- FDA’s Reliance on a Pay-to-Play Model for Stakeholder Engagement is Troubling
- The FDA’s reliance on third-party arrangements through the Reagan-Udall Foundation, where organizations pay fees to gain direct access to agency officials
- Food Traceability Rule: the FDA’s work with the Partnership for Food Traceability, where participation is restricted to industry organizations with the funds to pay
- Infant Formula Safety: the ByHeart and IDFA-sponsored Reagan-Udall Foundation meeting on lessons learned from ByHeart’s outbreak investigation
Read the full Food Policy Insider for more information on the FDA’s Cyclospora outbreak response, the food traceability rule, infant formula safety, and FDA stakeholder engagement through the Reagan-Udall Foundation.
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