Accidental Radioactive Contamination of Human Food and Animal Feeds; Draft of Recommendations for State and Local Agencies; Availability

Résumé

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance entitled ``Accidental Radioactive Contamination of Human Food and Animal Feeds: Recommendations for State and Local Agencies.'' This draft guidance would replace the ``Accidental Contamination of Human Foods and Animal Feeds: Recommendations to State and Local Agencies'' issued in 1982 to State and local agencies responsible for taking protective actions in the event that an incident causes the contamination of human food or animal feeds. This draft guidance is intended to assist FDA in fulfilling its responsibility to issue guidance on planning actions for evaluating and preventing contamination of human food and animal feeds and to issue guidance on the control and use of these products should they become contaminated. The agency requests comments on this draft guidance.