Zdrowie i gospodarka · 10/05/2004

Furan in Food, Thermal Treatment; Request for Data and Information

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting the submission of data and information on furan, a heat treatment related byproduct that has been detected in certain thermally treated foods. FDA is seeking data on the occurrence of furan in food, on sources of exposure to furan other than food, on mechanisms of formation of furan in food, and on the toxicology of furan, including mechanisms of toxicity. FDA will evaluate the available data and will develop an action plan that will outline FDA's goals and planned activities on the issue of furan in food. Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, FDA is announcing a meeting of the agency's Food Advisory Committee (FAC) on June 7 to 8, 2004.