Pew Charitable Trusts, in Washington, DC, USA.
Health Aff (Millwood). 2011 May;30(5):915-23. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2010.1265.
Foodborne illness and the health risks from chemicals in food are a concern. However, food safety statutes largely unchanged for more than forty years are failing to keep pace with scientific advances and the changing food supply. The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, enacted in January 2011, is intended to help reduce foodborne illness by establishing new prevention measures for food regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. Additional funding is needed so that the agency has enough resources to help realize the law's potential. Furthermore, key food safety issues untouched by the 2011 statute, including restrictions on antibiotic use in animal agriculture, laws governing meat and poultry safety, and requirements governing the use of chemicals in food, should be reviewed and updated as necessary-using up-to-date science-to tighten the focus on preventing disease.
食源性疾病以及食品中化学物质带来的健康风险令人担忧。然而，40 多年来，食品安全法规基本没有变化，已经跟不上科学进步和不断变化的食品供应。2011 年 1 月颁布的《FDA 食品安全现代化法案》旨在通过为食品和药物管理局监管的食品建立新的预防措施来帮助减少食源性疾病。需要额外的资金，以使该机构有足够的资源来帮助实现该法律的潜力。此外，2011 年的法规没有涉及一些关键的食品安全问题，包括限制动物农业中抗生素的使用、规范肉类和家禽安全的法律以及规范食品中化学物质使用的要求，应该根据需要进行审查和更新——利用最新的科学——加强对预防疾病的关注。
