Title: Explain the importance of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
Course: Operating the Farm Business (18301-III) > Section: Using Plant and Environmental Science in Agricultural Production

Explanation should include how the FSMA is focusing on preventing foodborne illnesses that threaten public health and the economic well-being of the food system through regulatory procedures and guidelines:

- Accredited Third-Party Certification
- Current Good Manufacturing Practice and Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food
- Current Good Manufacturing Practice and Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Food for Animals
- Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP)
- Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration
- Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food
- Standards for Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption
- Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP)

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the significance of FSMA with regard to food safety and the public welfare?
- How can commercial processing reduce microorganisms that are a concern to public health?
- What measures are required to prevent ill personnel from contaminating covered produce?
- What farm operations/income level require adherence to the FSMA?