OSHA, FDA Engaged In First-Ever Collaboration To Boost Safety Efforts

OSHA and FDA are engaged in first-ever discussions on ways to share food facility inspection information, as part of an effort to leverage inspection efforts and prioritize establishments with a history of problematic behavior, according to sources and documents obtained by Inside OSHA Online. This is the first time OSHA has attempted to coordinate with FDA, though the agency has worked with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in a similar manner in the past, sources say. A key piece of the effort will be training the agencies' inspectors to recognize violations outside of their normal jurisdic