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Biotechnology at the Dinner Table: FDA's Oversight of Transgenic Food

Department of Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning at Tufts University

Nora K. Murphy

Food and Environment Program at the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which has statutory authority for protecting the safety and quality of the food supply, provides the oversight for genetically modified foods cultivated and marketed within the American agricultural system. This article examines the FDA's policies on genetically modified foods including its voluntary consultation program and its proposed rule on premarket notification and data submission. The FDA's consultations of foods modified for delayed ripening and herbicide tolerance are reviewed. The article also discusses the FDA's science-based approach for evaluating whether there are any potential adverse health effects of genetically modified food products. The agency has chosen an approach to risk assessment that takes account of both product characteristics and the process through which the food is developed.

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 584, No. 1, 80-96 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/000271620258400106


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