FDA Releases FSMA Guidance and Pizza Tops the News

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This edition of MRM's Daily Bite has news from the FDA, Buddy’s Pizza and CapitalSpring, Young Chef's Academy, The World’s 50 Best Restaurants and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, and Pie Five Pizza.

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FDA FSMA GuidanceThe FDA released guidance outlining key areas where they intend to exercise enforcement discretion in four of the rules that implement aspects of Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the biggest overhaul of  food safety laws in more than 70 years.

FSMA represents a profound and fundamental change in our approach to food safety, shifting from being reactive to preventive.

"The FDA is committed to ensuring the U.S. food supply remains among the safest in the world," said FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. in a statement. "The law evolved from widespread concern about outbreaks of foodborne illnesses that kill thousands each year. These were true public health emergencies…