date:Aug 13, 2012
is difficult to assess as a whole. There are few formal surveys, statistics, or measures of competence on our food safety workforce.
Among the provisions of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) passed in 2011 are mandates to improve the training of food safety officials (Section 209) and to establish accreditation of third-party auditors (Section 307). The implication of these provisions is that the current food safety workforce needs additional training to enhance its competence. While un