The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) “Food Police” will be in full force to secure budget funds for food safety initiatives for FY 2014 as mandated by Congress. More than half of the operating funds will be earmarked for food work.

International food inspections will surely be a focus area for the coming year. The inspection goals and quota of full-time equivalent employees will be set low enough for the field staff to meet or exceed expectations. This again will ensure a steady flow of billions for operating costs. In recent years large chunks of the FDA budget were set for the completion of new facilities and the dreaded infrastructure technology upgrades that barely seem to keep up with private industry.

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