Dive Summary:

• A leading expert on food safety, David Acheson claims that should Romney win the election, the effect of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) on the food industry would be much softer, if at all.
• The legislation, stalled in Obama's current "lame duck" congress, would call for a more modernized and stringent food safety system in the US, leaving industry leaders weary as it would also mean higher costs and overhead.
• Romney is slated to leave more of the regulations up to the industry, making the actual language of the FSMA more flexible to businesses.   

From the article:

""I think the impact on industry will be greater if Obama stays," David Acheson, head of the Food and Import Safety Practice at Leavitt Partners, told NutraIngredients-USA. Leavitt Partners is a Washington, D.C.-based food safety and healthcare consultancy that was co-founded by former Utah governor and Health and Human Services secretary Michael Leavitt.In a blog posted on the group's website , Acheson argues that the differences will arise mostly out of a matter of philosophical approach.  No one will argue against the need for food safety rules, but within that context there is wide latit..."