In this third and final article reflecting on the FDA’s work to protect and promote public health during 2015, we’ll take a look at our achievements in food, antimicrobial resistance, and tobacco product regulation. In part one I shared the FDA’s 2015 accomplishments in medical product innovation, and I reviewed the FDA’s effect on medical product safety and oversight in part two.

Modernizing food safety

In a groundbreaking development during 2015, the FDA took several major steps to prevent food-borne illness by finalizing five rules that will implement the landmark Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).

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