Scientific Review of FDA's Draft Risk Profile on Spices

ASTA sent a letter to to Chairman Dingell of the U.S. House of Representatives expressing support for ensuring the safety of the nation's food supply through a well-funded FDA while opposing certain provisions, including those of proposed taxes on food facilities and importers, facility certification requirements for all food imports, and new regulatory requirements such as labeling mandates and civil penalties.

NCFIA issued comments to the Food and Drug Administration in May 2004 regarding joint FDA and Customs and Border Protection plans for increasing integration and assessing the coordination of prior notice timeframes.