The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced a long-awaited final rule imposing requirements on farmers for ensuring that agricultural water doesn t contaminate produce with dangerous pathogens.
Documents released Wednesday by FDA clarifies the agency will continue to lead the regulatory review of intentional genomic alterations in animals, with information-sharing from the Agriculture Department on some products. The agency also released updated guidance for the industry on the risk-based approach and approval process of these products.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack pronounced himself pleased with U.S. efforts at the COP28 climate change meeting in Dubai, citing, in particular, a declaration signed by 152 countries outlining “the steps that need to be taken in order to ensure that we can produce the food necessary to meet the nutritional needs of the world now, and in the future, in light of a changing climate.”
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FDA announced filed color additive petition, submitted by Environmental Defense Fund, Center for Environmental Health, Center for Food Safety, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Environmental Working Group proposing repeal of titanium dioxide color additive regulation.