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Food Poisoning

U.S. FDA issues guidance to help prevent introduction of allergens or toxins into food and feed

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, July 30th, 2006

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued guidance to industry to help prevent the inadvertent introduction of allergens or toxins into the United States food and feed supply.

The guidance provides greater transparency by explaining how the agency will conduct its early safety evaluation of new proteins in new plant varieties, including bioengineered varieties, that are in development for possible use as food for humans or animals. This guidance is focused on resolving any potential food safety issues prior to possible inadvertent introduction of material from a new plant variety for which FDA has not been consulted.

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