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 problem. It gives those employees protection from being discharged or punished for carrying out their
Continue Reading FSMA whistleblower clause protects those who report problems
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 Administration (OSHA). 
OSHA reports that it has received 144 whistleblower complaints under FSMA, beginning with
Continue Reading 144 Food Industry Employees Filed FSMA Whistleblower Complaints From 2011-2014
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 now, but it’s been on the minds of food industry attorneys and human resource managers
Continue Reading Letter From the Editor: FSMA Section 402
