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FDA gives sneak peek at new Food Defense Plan Builder tool

The FDA's vulnerability assessment work was also reviewed.

By Shane O'Halloran
January 31, 2013

FDA gives sneak peek at new Food Defense Plan Builder tool

IDFA and the Food and Agriculture Sector Coordinating Council convened a Food Defense Update Meeting last week in Washington, DC. FDA shared its Food Defense Plan Builder tool, which is currently under development and is expected to launch in the spring. The software helps manufacturers take steps towards developing a propriety food defense plan. FDA developed the tool to help companies meet the requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act. FDA representatives and industry stakeholders also reviewed the FDA’s vulnerability assessment work over the past few years.

Shane O’Halloran joined Food Engineering in November of 2012 as Digital/Online Editor. He graduated from Oberlin College in 2010, and worked as a copy editor and contributor to BleacherReport.com and ShesGameSports.com. He has also written feature articles on a freelance basis for publications in the western suburbs of Philadelphia. His areas of expertise include social media campaigns and website management. Shane produces daily news updates for www.foodengineeringmag.com and Food Engineering’s social media sites. In addition, Shane writes news articles for FE’s TechFlash e-newsletter and Food Engineering’s People and Industry section.