Follow-up

I posted about this tragedy:  FDA mulls relaxing rules for irradiated food

I got a follow-up from the FDA.  Feel free to now comment on this sitution.

Mr. Davis,

Thank you for contacting the Kansas City District Office of U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA).  The links to the FDA website below will provide information to assist you in commenting on proposed FDA regulations.

We hope this is helpful.

Tywanna Paul
Public Affairs Specialist
FDA/Kansas City District

FDA Backgrounder:  Making Your Voice Heard at FDA:
http://www.fda.gov/opacom/backgrounders/voice.html

 PROPOSED RULES
Vol. 72 (April 4, 2007): Docket No. 2005N-0272, CFSAN 20052. Irradiation in the Production, Processing and Handling of Food. Pages 16291-16306 [FR Doc. 07-01636] [TXT] [PDF] [PRE-PUB] Comments due July 3, 2007 Comments on the Collection Information due May 7, 2007

Link to Federal Register:       http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/oc/ohrms/frsearchresults.cfm

—–Original Message—–
From: vjdavis2@cox.net [mailto:vjdavis2@cox.net]
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 12:42 PM
To: Paul, Tywanna G
Subject: FDA mulls relaxing rules for irradiated food

I am writing you in refrence to a story I saw on DesMoinesRegister.com, http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070403/BUSINESS/70403054/1001

<i>how do I comment on this issue</i>  I need the docket number, or whatever is necessary.  I don’t want my voice to get lost in Washington.

Thanks for any help!!

The History of Irradiation

Removing the Irradiation notice from food packaging is a horrible idea. Irradiation has only been approved since 1963, but also not wildly used. In your own research though a FDAAMA joint statement you said people wanted more information, and honesty labeling. Why would you go against your own research, to pass such a rule? You stood up to the Grocery Manufacturers/Food Products Association in 1984, don’t sit down now. We the public should not have to worry about what is happening to our food. WE should be able to walk in the store, and be aware of what is happening to our food. Irradiation may not be inherently dangerous, but 40 years down the road I don’t want it to be the next lead paint.