GUYANA-Fear of bio-terrorism has forced the United States of America (USA) to sign into law a Food and Safety Modernisation Act. This Act was designed to change the way the US conducts trade with other countries, Guyana being no exception. The Act was assented to by President Barack Obama, on January 4, 2011. It is aimed at ensuring that the US food supply is safe by shifting the focus from responding to contamination to preventing it altogether. This is according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) which has described the Act as “the most sweeping reform of our food and safety laws in more than 70 years…”(KAIETEUR NEWS/ kaieteurnewsonline.com)…[+]