Current Law Provides FDA with Authority to Mandate Safety Standards for Produce

Download: Summary of Legal Analyses
Download: O'Neil Institute Legal Authority Memo
Download: CRS Report - FDA Authority to Regulate On-Farm Activity

Legal analyses by the Congressional Research Service and by the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University conclude that FDA has sufficient authority under existing law to adopt produce-safety regulations.

Reports

PSP Submits Growers' Comments
Building the Science Foundation of a Modern Food Safety System
Ohio State University economist provides up-to-date cost of foodborne illness in U.S.
Issue Brief Series: Analyses of possible sources of produce contamination.
Survey of State Health Departments Underscores Gaps in Foodborne Illness Response
Legal Analysis Examines Limits to Agricultural Marketing Service's Role in Produce Safety Standards
Produce Safety Summit: Implications of Mandatory Safety Standards
Current Law Provides FDA with Authority to Mandate Safety Standards for Produce
Breakdown: Lessons to Be Learned from the 2008 Salmonella Saintpaul Outbreak
Results of National Survey Shows Americans Concerned about Produce Safety (9/17/08)
Top Line Poll Results