Food For Thought: What Are FSMA's Recall Requirements? (Part One Of Three)

By Sam Lewis

By Sam Lewis, editor, Food Online; Vickery Brewer, consumer safety officer, FDA/CFSAN; and Warren Stone, senior director of science policy, GMA

On Monday, September 12, the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and the FDA partnered with Food Online for a live web chat, Food For Thought: What Are FSMA’s Recall Requirements? In this 45-minute live Q&A, Vickery Brewer, consumer safety officer at FDA/CFSAN, and Warren Stone, senior director of science policy at the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) joined Food Online’s editor Sam Lewis to answer the food industry’s questions on the topic.

Sam Lewis, editor, Food Online: Hey, everyone, and thanks for attending today's web chat. My name is Sam Lewis. I'm the editor of Food Online. I'll be your moderator for today's edition of Food For Thought: FMSA's Recall Requirements. I'd like to thank the Grocery Manufacturers Association — we'll call them GMA moving forward — and the FDA for partnering with Food Online and presenting on this important and timely topic. Thank you, attendees, for joining us.

We're expecting today's presentation to take approximately 45 minutes. Most of that time will be dedicated to answering your direct questions, so feel free to submit questions at any time during our session.

Before we begin, I'd like to take a moment to tell you a little bit about my publication, Food Online, as well as our subject matter experts. Food Online, found at FoodOnline.com, is an online community of food industry professionals that strive to advance the production of safe and healthy food and beverages. We provide best practices and solutions in food safety, product inspection, food manufacturing and processing, food packaging and equipment, automation and robotics, and the supply chain.