Food safety is increasingly becoming a global challenge. Recent foodborne illness outbreaks involving a wide range of food products have clearly shown that food pathogens such as Salmonella, Listeria and E. coli have breached their natural habitats. 

The Food and Drug Administration’s new proposed rule for food-processing facilities is getting negative feedback from sustainable-agriculture advocates, food-safety experts, farmers, the Office of Management and Budget and farm commodity officials.

Developing new food safety rules takes a lot longer than most people think. A lawsuit seeking to compel government action should be dismissed, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.