tailieunhanh - ENHANCING FOOD SAFETY THE ROLE OF THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

This Institute of Medicine/National Research Council report was written in response to a congressional request that the . Food and Drug Administration (FDA) contract with the National Academies for a comprehensive study of gaps in public health protection provided by the food safety system in the United States. In particular, the study was to review the role of the FDA in ensuring the safety of the nation’s food supply. The committee that conducted this study hopes that the recommendations in this report will help the FDA in achieving the very important goal of protecting the health of the American public | ENHANCING FOOD SAFETY THE ROLE OF THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE AND NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL Of FHE hMnONAl ACADEMES ENHANCING FOOD SAFETY THE ROLE OF THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION Committee on the Review of the Food and Drug Administration s Role in Ensuring Safe Food Food and Nutrition Board Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources Robert B. Wallace and Maria Oria Editors INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE AND NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS Washington . THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS 500 Fifth Street . Washington DC 20001 NOTICE The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences the National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance. This study was supported by Contract No. HHSF2232008100201 between the National Academy of Sciences and the Food and Drug Administration of the . Department of Health and Human Services. Any opinions findings conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author s and do not necessarily reflect the view of the organizations or agencies that provided support for this project. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Institute of Medicine . . Committee on the Review of Food and Drug Administration s Role in Ensuring Safe Food. Enhancing food safety the role of the Food and Drug Administration Committee on the Review of Food and Drug Administration s Role in Ensuring Safe Food Food and Nutrition Board Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources Robert B. Wallace and Maria Oria editors. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-0-309-15273-0 pbk. ISBN 978-0-309-15274-7 pdf 1. Food Safety measures Government .