Law Expands U.S. Food Safety System

President Obama has signed the first major expansion of the U.S. food safety system since the 1930s. The bill gives the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) more money. It calls for more food inspections. It also gives the FDA power to require recall of tainted products. The FDA will write new rules to protect the highest-risk fruits and vegetables. Farms and processors will have to keep more detailed records. This could help the FDA track disease outbreaks faster. The changes will cost $1.4 billion, but Congress has not yet passed the funding. The Associated Press wrote about the bill.