Tag: GAO
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GAO Issues Report on Promoting Healthy Eating Across Agencies
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued a report suggesting that federal agencies can better coordinate guidance on healthy eating. The report found that GAO’s previous recommendations had not been implemented, including a 2021 recommendation that Congress “consider identifying and directing a federal entity to lead a strategy on diet-related efforts.” The agency also…
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GAO Issues Report on Seafood Imports
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued “Imported Seafood Safety: FDA Should Improve Monitoring of Its Warning Letter Process and Better Assess Its Effectiveness,” finding that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was inconsistent in following key procedures and meeting goals for monitoring the importation of seafood. The report’s recommendation is that FDA…
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GAO Recommends FDA Establish Sampling Process for Seafood Imports
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a recommendation that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) establish a process that ensures the agency tests at least one shipment of imported seafood before removing it from alert status. GAO reviewed 274 removal decisions between 2011 and 2018 and found that FDA did not conduct audits…
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Proposal Would Move Food Regulation to USDA
As part of a proposal to reorganize several federal agencies, the Trump administration has recommended that food-safety regulatory oversight be shifted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), combining the agency’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) with the current food purview of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). According to the proposal, the Government Accountability…