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Monday, 14 July 2008 03:45 |
ASTA
Original Publish Date: July 10, 2008
The Codex Alimentarius Commission approved on July 4, 2008, guidance for the safety assessment of food in situations of low-level presence (LLP) of recombinant-DNA plant material in food. This guidance is an annex to the previously approved Guideline for the Conduct of Food Safety Assessment of Foods Derived from Recombinant DNA-Plants to address situations when a product may not be yet approved by an importing country, but is approved in the country of origin. "ASTA and its members congratulate the Codex Commission for approving this important guidance and for recognizing that low level presence is unavoidable in commodity distribution systems and is natural to plant biology," said ASTA President and CEO Andy LaVigne. "This guidance will provide regulators with science-based tools to address these situations of low level presence and will serve to maintain high standards of food safety without unnecessarily impeding trade. ASTA would also like to commend the efforts and leadership of the U.S. government during the development of this document." The Codex Commission also approved two additional guidelines developed by the Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Food Derived from Biotechnology. The guidelines included the Annex on Food Safety Assessment of Foods Derived from Recombinant DNA-Plants Modified for Nutritional or Health Benefits and the Guideline for the Conduct of Food Safety Assessment of Foods Derived from Recombinant-DNA Animals.
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