date:Apr 05, 2012
Under the interim ruling, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be allowed extended access to food firm records beyond those relating to specific suspect food articles if it believes that other products are likely to be affected in a similar manner.
Food testing firm SGS food technologist Jim Cook told FoodQualityNews.com that the expanded access to industry records will only improve food safety management in the US.
Its basically going to weed out those companies that have not cooperate