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FSMA whistleblower clause protects those who report problems

By Dan Flynn on November 7, 2017

Before the Food Safety Modernization Act, no protection from retaliation existed for privately employed food and agriculture workers who took action because of concerns about food safety.

Section 402 is the FSMA’s answer to that…
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144 Food Industry Employees Filed FSMA Whistleblower Complaints From 2011-2014

By Dan Flynn on March 31, 2015

Food industry employees have been using the whistleblower protections provided under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) ever since it was signed into law, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health…
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Letter From the Editor: FSMA Section 402

By Dan Flynn on March 29, 2015

We’re soon going to find out what Section 402 of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) means. Section 402 is one of those “miscellaneous provisions” of the FSMA that has not received much attention until…
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