Robert Califf, has opted not to follow recommendations to consolidate food within his Agency based on the fact that this would require profound changes to culture and interaction along existing functional (or dysfunctional) components. Numerous observers have supported the Reagan-Udall Foundation recommendation to appoint a Deputy Commissioner of the FDA responsible for all aspects of nutrition and food safety including R&D, inspections, compliance and enforcement. Collectively the three officials tasked with food safety served from 2007 through 2018 bracketing enactment of the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011.
David Acheson submitted written and oral testimony to Congress relating to restructuring of the Agency. Three former senior officials at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) including Dr. Accordingly the broader issue of genetic modification of poultry, hogs and cattle should logically fall under the responsibility of the USDA.įDA Structure in Relation to Food Oversight The USDA has the resources including personnel to evaluate genetic modifications based on extensive experience with plants that fall within its jurisdiction. are advancing genetic modification considered necessary to create disease-resistant livestock and to enhance efficiency necessary to feed burgeoning populations. It is noted that the FDA and the USDA did cooperate in their respective areas of competence to develop regulations to approval cell-cultured meat. In early August, representatives from USDA and the FDA discussed their relative potential contribution in regulation of GM animals in a White House meeting although no decisions have been announced. The FDA inactivity has emboldened non-profit activist organizations including the Center for Science in the Public Interest that generate their funding by frightening consumers and serving as contemporary scientific Luddites. The AquAdvantage® salmon took 20 years before receiving a green light.
To date the FDA has been responsible but has a poor record of expediting review and approval. Food and Drug Administration and the USDA concerning regulation of genetically modified animals. There is a current turf conflict between the U.S. EGG‑ Egg Industry News, Comments & More byĪgency Jurisdiction over Genetically Modified Animals
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