Michael Taylor

by Michael Taylor lndustry News

Changes proposed for key provisions of FSMA affecting farmers

Editor’s note: Michael Taylor is a Deputy Commissioner with the Food and Drug Administration. He issued this statement on Dec. 19, 2013 FDA appreciates and takes very seriously the extensive input we have received from produce farmers and others in the agricultural sector on the proposed FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) rules on produce...

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