n8 3972 Iood Safety Act of 2010

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1|t|e 1hls AcL shall be known as Lhe lood SafeLy AcL of 2010

Cb[ect|ve 1he ob[ecLlve of Lhls AcL ls Lo puL ln place a coordlnaLed food safeLy sysLem and Lo correcL
deflclencles ln Lhe sysLem by clearly dellneaLlng funcLlons and mandaLes of concerned agencles sLrengLhenlng
agencles lnvolved ln Lhe food safeLy sysLem where needed parLlclpaLlng ln Lhe lnLernaLlonal sLandard seLLlng
sysLem of Lhe Codex AllmenLarlus Commlsslon prescrlblng mlnlmum sLandards sLrengLhenlng LesLlng and
research on conLamlnanLs causlng food borne lllness and esLabllshlng a more approprlaLe managemenL sysLem
for publlc analyLlcal servlce laboraLorles ln order Lo ensure Lhe credlblllLy of LesL resulLs proLecL Lhe healLh of
Lhe consumlng publlc lmbue confldence ln Lhe food safeLy sysLem prevenL epldemlcs due Lo food borne
dlseases prevenL lnLenLlonal conLamlnaLlon of Lhe food supply and empower our food lndusLry Lo parLlclpaLe ln
Lhe global food buslness

Goa|s 1he Councll shall leverage and enhance Lhe food safeLy capaclLy and roles of provlnclal and local agencles
and lnLegraLe provlnclal and local agencles as fully as posslble lnLo naLlonal food safeLy efforLs ln order Lo
achleve Lhe followlng goals
1 lmprove foodborne lllness ouLbreak response and conLalnmenL
2 lmprove Lhe conLrlbuLlon of foodborne lllness survelllance and lnvesLlgaLlon Lo Lhe prevenLlon of foodborne
lllness
3 SLrengLhen overslghL of food safeLy aL Lhe reLall level
4 SLrengLhen Lhe capaclLy of provlnclal and local agencles Lo carry ouL lnspecLlons and enforce safeLy sLandards
ln food processlng esLabllshmenLs as parL of a naLlonal sLraLegy and plan Lo provlde an adequaLe level of
lnspecLlon and achleve compllance wlLh safeLy sLandards ln such esLabllshmenLs
3 Make more effecLlve use of Lhe naLlon's comblned food safeLy resources Lo reduce Lhe burden of foodborne
lllness

Strateg|es
1he rogram shall
(1) requlre and enforce Lhe adopLlon of prevenLlve process conLrols ln food esLabllshmenLs based on Lhe besL
avallable sclenLlflc and publlc healLh conslderaLlons and besL avallable Lechnologles
(2) esLabllsh and enforce sclencebased sLandards for
(A) poLenLlally hazardous subsLances LhaL may conLamlnaLe food and
(8) safeLy and sanlLaLlon ln Lhe processlng and handllng of food
(C) safeLy of harvesLed/produced food
(3) lmplemenL a sLaLlsLlcally valld sampllng program wlLh Lhe sLrlngency and frequency Lo lndependenLly
monlLor LhaL lndusLry programs and procedures LhaL prevenL food conLamlnaLlon are effecLlve on an ongolng
basls and LhaL food meeLs Lhe sLandards esLabllshed under Lhls AcL
(4) lmplemenL approprlaLe survelllance procedures and requlremenLs Lo ensure Lhe safeLy and securlLy of
lmporLed food
(3) coordlnaLe and collaboraLe wlLh oLher agencles and local governmenL unlLs ln carrylng ouL lnspecLlon
enforcemenL research and monlLorlng
(6) lmplemenL a naLlonal sysLem Lo ldenLlfy Lhe food producLs poslng Lhe greaLesL publlc healLh rlsk and Lo
analyze Lhe effecLlveness of exlsLlng food safeLy programs
(7) develop publlc educaLlon rlsk communlcaLlon and advlsory programs
(8) lmplemenL an applled research program Lo furLher Lhe purposes of Lhls AcL
(9) coordlnaLe and prlorlLlze food safeLy research and educaLlonal programs wlLh oLher governmenL agencles
and local governmenLs and
(10) provlde Lechnlcal asslsLance Lo farmers and food esLabllshmenLs classlfled as small buslnesses Lo asslsL
Lhem wlLh compllance wlLh Lhe requlremenLs of Lhls AcL

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Sect|on 104 kesource |an 1he Councll shall prepare and updaLe annually a resource plan descrlblng Lhe
resources requlred ln Lhe besL professlonal [udgmenL of Lhe members of Lhe Councll Lo develop and fully
lmplemenL Lhe naLlonal food safeLy program esLabllshed under Lhls AcL
Sect|on 10S Contents of the |an 1he resource plan shall
(1) descrlbe quanLlLaLlvely Lhe personnel flnanclal and oLher resources requlred Lo carry ouL Lhe lnspecLlon of
food esLabllshmenLs and food producLlon faclllLles under ArLlcles vlll lx x and oLher requlremenLs of Lhls AcL
(2) allocaLe lnspecLlon resources ln a manner reflecLlng Lhe dlsLrlbuLlon of rlsk and opporLunlLles Lo reduce rlsk
across Lhe food supply Lo Lhe exLenL feaslble based on Lhe besL avallable lnformaLlon and sub[ecL Lo ArLlcles vlll
lx x and
(3) descrlbe Lhe personnel faclllLles equlpmenL and oLher resources needed Lo carry ouL lnspecLlon and oLher
overslghL acLlvlLles aL a LoLal resource level equal Lo aL leasL 30 percenL of Lhe resources requlred Lo carry ouL
lnspecLlons ln food esLabllshmenLs under secLlon 203 and food producLlon faclllLles under secLlon 206
(A) ln forelgn esLabllshmenLs and producLlon faclllLles and
(8) aL Lhe polnL of lmporLaLlon
Sect|on 106 Grants 1he resource plan shall lnclude recommendaLlons for fundlng Lo provlde granLs Lo local
governmenLs Lo carry ouL food safeLy acLlvlLles lncludlng provldlng sanlLary faclllLles and Lechnlcal asslsLance Lo
small local food esLabllshmenLs and weL markeLs Lralnlng local sLaff ln Lhe lnspecLlons of food esLabllshmenLs
and food producLlon faclllLles and lnclude resources Lo audlL such programs
Sect|on 107 Subm|ss|on of the |an 1he Councll shall submlL annually Lo Lhe CommlLLee on ApproprlaLlons of
Lhe SenaLe Lhe CommlLLee on ApproprlaLlons of Lhe Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves and oLher relevanL commlLLees
of Congress Lhe resource plan requlred under Lhls secLlon
Sect|on 108 1raceback kequ|rements 1he Councll ln order Lo proLecL Lhe publlc healLh shall esLabllsh a
naLlonal LraceablllLy sysLem LhaL enables Lhe head of each regulaLory agency Lo reLrleve Lhe hlsLory use and
locaLlon of an arLlcle of food Lhrough all sLages of lLs producLlon processlng and dlsLrlbuLlon
1 App||cab|||ty 1raceablllLy requlremenLs under Lhls secLlon shall apply Lo food from local and forelgn
food producLlon faclllLles food esLabllshmenLs
2 kequ|rements
(1) Standards 1he Councll shall esLabllsh sLandards for Lhe Lype of lnformaLlon formaL and
Llmeframe for food producLlon faclllLles and food esLabllshmenLs Lo submlL records Lo ald Lhe SecreLary
of each agency ln effecLlvely reLrlevlng Lhe hlsLory use and locaLlon of an lLem of food
(2) ku|e of Construct|on noLhlng ln Lhls secLlon shall be consLrued as requlrlng Lhe SecreLary of
each agency Lo prescrlbe a speclflc Lechnology for Lhe malnLenance of records or labellng of food Lo
carry ouL Lhe requlremenLs of Lhls secLlon
(3) Ava||ab|||ty of kecords for Inspect|on Any records LhaL are requlred by Lhe SecreLary of Lhe
agency under Lhls secLlon shall be avallable for lnspecLlon by Lhe SecreLary upon oral or wrlLLen requesL
(4) Demonstrat|on of Ab|||ty 1he SecreLary of Lhe regulaLory agency durlng any lnspecLlon
may requlre Lhe regulaLed esLabllshmenL Lo demonsLraLe lLs ablllLy Lo Lrace an lLem of food and submlL
Lhe lnformaLlon ln Lhe formaL and Llmeframe requlred under paragraph (1)
(S) Cons|stency w|th Lx|st|ng Statutes and kegu|at|ons 1o Lhe exLenL posslble Lhe SecreLary of
Lhe regulaLory agency should esLabllsh Lhe naLlonal LraceablllLy sysLem under Lhls secLlon Lo be
conslsLenL wlLh exlsLlng sLaLuLes and regulaLlons LhaL requlre recordkeeplng or labellng for ldenLlfylng
Lhe orlgln or hlsLory of food or food anlmals