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Zdrowie i gospodarka · 05/03/1996

Review of Infant Formula Nutrient Requirements; Announcement of Study; Request for Scientific Data and Information; Announcement of Open Meeting

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that the Life Sciences Research Office (LSRO) of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) is about to begin a review of data on the nutritional needs of infants and to make recommendations on appropriate concentrations of nutrients in formulas for term infants. The Infant Formula Act of 1980 directed FDA to ensure the safety and nutritional quality of infant formulas. Nutrient specifications for infant formulas are codified under the regulations for food and human consumption that were most recently revised in 1985. This review by LSRO/FASEB was requested by the agency, and it is is intended to provide FDA with an up-to-date review of the nutritional needs of infants and of how those needs should be reflected in the levels of nutrients in formulas for term infants. To assist in the preparation of its scientific report, LSRO/FASEB is inviting the submission of scientific data and information on this topic. In addition, LSRO/FASEB will provide an opportunity for oral presentations at an open meeting. DATES: The LSRO will hold a 1-day public meeting on this topic on May 31, 1996. The meeting will begin a

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