Finally, the Food and Drug Administration has finalized the rules to prevent contamination risks and to strengthen the nation's food safety system. The rules will be applicable on both human and animal foods.

On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration has set new food safety rules in order to avoid deadly outbreaks. The new rules will be applicable on the production of both human and animal foods. These rules are aimed to identify and prevent contamination risks.

The FDA said it will also be finalizing additional rules related to the growing and packaging of produce and what are the requirements that imported foods should meet.

The FDA investigators have often shared of finding dirty equipment in food processing facilities. To cite an example, in the Blue Bell ice cream outbreak this year, the investigators have found many violations at a company plant like dirty equipment, inadequate food storage, food kept at improper temperature and employees not maintaining hand hygiene.

With the new rules, the FDA wants to make companies more accountable for preventing contamination of their products and also, they will ensure that no tainted foods reach consumers. Michael Taylor, the FDA's top food safety official, said that the most of the food safety problems are largely preventable.

The Grocery Manufacturers Association, which represents many of the nation's food and beverage industry, has appreciated the rules of the FDA. "We should see, hopefully, fewer recalls and fewer illnesses linked to processed foods. It will take awhile, but that was the goal of this law", Sandra Eskin, director of food safety said The Pew Charitable Trusts. Thursday's food manufacturing rules are two of seven that FDA is coming up to improve food safety.