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Article: AFFI priorities enacted in FDA modernization bill. (American Frozen Food Institute; Food and Drug Administration Modernization and Accountability Act of 1997)
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- Frozen Food Digest
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- February 1, 1998
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) modernization legislation passed by Congress and signed into law recently by President Clinton addresses priorities of AFFI, including a reduction in the red tape involved in the health and nutrient content claim approval process. The law also sought to facilitate the use of irradiation as a food safety technology, another AFFI priority, and prompted important government action in this area.
AFFI expressed its satisfaction with these achievements and urged continued vigilance to achieve more comprehensive reform involving federal uniformity for food regulations.
"This legislation delivers a more reasonable and less ...