[MPWG] June 2009 National Food Safety Educator's Network Newsletter Excerpts

[Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov]

Items of interest from the latest EdNet (National Food Safety Educator's 
Network) Newsletter:

*   FDA Forms Transparency Task Force
*   Reportable Food Registry Draft Guidance Published For Comment by FDA
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Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.
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EdNet is an  electronic newsletter from the Food  and Drug Administration
(FDA), Food  Safety and  Inspection Service (FSIS),  and the  Centers for
Disease Control  and Prevention (CDC),  providing updates on  food safety
activities  to   educators  and  others  concerned   about  food  safety.
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EdNet-June 2009

*   FDA Forms Transparency Task Force

On June 2, 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the
formation of a task force to develop recommendations for enhancing the
transparency of the Agency's operations and decision-making process. To 
support
the efforts of the task force, the FDA issued a "Federal Register" Notice
announcing a June 24, 2009, public meeting to solicit recommendations on 
how the
Agency can make more available, useful and understandable information on 
its
activities and decisions. For detailed information about FDA's 
Transparency Task
Force, visit:
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm163899.htm
FDA Promotes Openness and Transparency to Public
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm163900.htm

*   Reportable Food Registry Draft Guidance Published For Comment by FDA

The FDA is asking for comment on its Reportable Food Registry (RFR) draft
guidance for the food industry, developed in response to section 1005 of 
the
"Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007" (Pub. L.110-085). 
The RFR
is scheduled for implementation on September 8, 2009, and applies to all
FDA-regulated categories of foods. Only infant formula is exempt from the 
RFR
requirements.  For further information about how to comment on the 
Reportable
Food Registry Draft Guidance Published for Comments by FDA, go to:
http://www.fda.gov/Food/NewsEvents/ConstituentUpdates/ucm165569.htm
Dietary Supplements Are Not Included in the Foods Subject to the 
Reportable Food
Registry. Read this update at:
http://www.fda.gov/Food/NewsEvents/ConstituentUpdates/ucm167286.htm

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Interested readers can access EdNet newsletters archived since October
1997 from the Web site:
http://www.foodsafety.gov/~fsg/ednet.html


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