FDA Foods and Veterinary Medicine Program Strategic Plan Framework, FY 2016-2025
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Type of law
Policy
Abstract
The FDA Foods and Veterinary Medicine Program Strategic Plan Framework, FY 2016-2025 is a national cross-sectoral strategic plan framework of the United States of America. Its main mission is promoting public health by preventing foodborne illness, fostering good nutrition, and improving the safety and efficacy of animal health products.
More specifically, the Strategic Plan aims to protect America’s c from foreseeable hazards; establish and gain high rates of compliance with science-based preventive control standards across the global farm-to-table continuum; improve prevention, detection, and response to foodborne illness outbreaks and other food and feed safety incidents; strengthen the ability of consumers to play a proactive role in minimizing food safety risks; enhance the safety of food and feed additives and dietary supplements; strengthen existing partnerships with international, federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial agencies to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the FDA’s food safety program for government and industry; foster an environment to promote healthy and safe food choices; provide and support accurate and useful nutrition information and education so consumers can choose healthier diets consistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and other evidence-based recommendations; monitor and assess emerging nutrition science as well as changes in the composition of foods in the marketplace in relation to the nutritional and health status of Americans; encourage and facilitate new products and product reformulation to promote a healthier food supply; protect human and animal health by enhancing the safety and effectiveness of animal health products; improve access to safe and effective animal drug products; reduce risks in the manufacturing, production, distribution, and use of FDA-regulated animal health products; strengthen detection and surveillance of problems with FDA-regulated animal health products; continuously improve the leadership, management, staffing and organizational capacity of the FVM program to protect public health; achieve optimal risk-informed resource allocation throughout the FVM Program; optimize the development and deployment of the FVM Program’s scientific expertise and organizational capacity to better understand and detect hazards and devise preventive interventions; and attract, retain, and optimally deploy the skilled workforce required to lead, manage, and execute the FVM Program’s public health mission.
More specifically, the Strategic Plan aims to protect America’s c from foreseeable hazards; establish and gain high rates of compliance with science-based preventive control standards across the global farm-to-table continuum; improve prevention, detection, and response to foodborne illness outbreaks and other food and feed safety incidents; strengthen the ability of consumers to play a proactive role in minimizing food safety risks; enhance the safety of food and feed additives and dietary supplements; strengthen existing partnerships with international, federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial agencies to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the FDA’s food safety program for government and industry; foster an environment to promote healthy and safe food choices; provide and support accurate and useful nutrition information and education so consumers can choose healthier diets consistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and other evidence-based recommendations; monitor and assess emerging nutrition science as well as changes in the composition of foods in the marketplace in relation to the nutritional and health status of Americans; encourage and facilitate new products and product reformulation to promote a healthier food supply; protect human and animal health by enhancing the safety and effectiveness of animal health products; improve access to safe and effective animal drug products; reduce risks in the manufacturing, production, distribution, and use of FDA-regulated animal health products; strengthen detection and surveillance of problems with FDA-regulated animal health products; continuously improve the leadership, management, staffing and organizational capacity of the FVM program to protect public health; achieve optimal risk-informed resource allocation throughout the FVM Program; optimize the development and deployment of the FVM Program’s scientific expertise and organizational capacity to better understand and detect hazards and devise preventive interventions; and attract, retain, and optimally deploy the skilled workforce required to lead, manage, and execute the FVM Program’s public health mission.
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Date of text
Entry into force notes
FY 2016-2025
Repealed
No
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No