The risk analysis paradigm was reflected in the 1990s reform of U.S. meat and seafood regulation. Similar regulatory developments took place in other high income countries, with major reforms of food safety regulation in Australia, France, and the United Kingdom, among others (Hoffmann and Harder, 2010).
In most countries, the adoption of a risk analysis approach was accompanied by institutional reform to consolidate authority for food safety in one agency, so as to better focus efforts towards public health.
In the European Union, the new approach includes traceability as an important aspect of risk management, so as to better identify and address the sources of risk in the supply chain.
The most recent regulatory developments in the U.S. under the 2010 Food Safety Modernization Act also emphasize increased traceability and responsibility throughout the supply chain from farm to table.