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FDA, FSIS Officials Testify on FY 2012 Budget Requests Related to Food Safety

On March 11, 2011, Food and Drug Commissioner Hamburg testified before a subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee on the President's fiscal year 2012 budget request for the Food and Drug Administration. Among other things, Hamburg discussed the proposed increase…

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of $326 million that FDA would use to implement the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) enacted in December 2010. She noted that the $326 million includes $100.2 million for user fees, including the four new user fees in the FSMA. Dr. Hagen, Under Secretary for Food Safety of the Food Safety and Inspection Service testified before the same subcommittee on March 15, 2011 on FSIS' request.