In the field for “agency,” choose Food and Drug Administration
For document type, choose “proposed rules”
For category/key word, choose "subject," then type in “food irradiation”
Click “submit”
Select docket ID FDA-2007-0189
Under the "Add Comments" column, click the icon to enter comments.
To mail* via U.S. Post Office, send to:
Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305)
Food and Drug Administration
5630 Fishers Lane, Room 1061
Rockville, MD 20852
Fax* your comments to:
301-827-6870
*If mailing or faxing, be sure to include prominently at the top of the page:
Department of Health and Human
Services, Food and Drug
Administration
21 CFR Part 179
Docket No. 2005N-0272
RIN #0910-ZA29
The latest hot topic involving food irradiation is:
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) proposal to change the rules on labeling irradiated foods
In a draft guidance document, the FDA is proposing to eliminate or severely restrict all use of the word "irradiation" on food labels and certain drugs. Instead, the word "pasteurized" or possibly some other euphemism could appear on labels.
Shouldn't consumers have a right to know the truth? Send your comments to the FDA before July 3, 2007. (See panel on right.)
