FDA Hosts Meeting on Data and Technology for Food Safety
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it will hold a one-day virtual public meeting on Data and Technology in the New Era of Smarter Food Safety on April 24, 2024, from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm EDT. The meeting is designed to help the agency improve its understanding of how it can leverage data and technology to exponentially advance food safety and achieve better health outcomes.
The New Era of Smarter Food Safety initiative was launched in 2019 to signal a new approach to food safety, leveraging technology and other tools and approaches to create a safer and more digital, traceable food system. In the initiative’s Blueprint the FDA acknowledges that its activities to advance the New Era of Smarter Food Safety will evolve as technologies and the food system evolve.