WASHINGTON — The food industry is prepared to work with government to “identify and address gaps in our current traceability system,” said Dr. Craig Henry, senior vice president and chief science & regulatory affairs operating officer for the Grocery Manufacturers Association here, in testimony yesterday before the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee regarding food safety oversight. This collaboration, he said, would include “measures that will ensure that responsibility for traceability is shared throughout the supply chain, measures that will improve the interoperability of current and future traceability systems and that build upon and encourage industry innovation.”
In particular, GMA strongly supports House and Senate proposals “to develop and test promising new traceability systems through pilot programs in the produce sector.”
Read More of Today's Headlines
