Draft Guidance for Industry: Fumonisin Levels in Human Foods and Animal Feeds; Availability

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance document entitled "Guidance for Industry: Fumonisin Levels in Human Foods and Animal Feeds." The purpose of this draft guidance is to identify for the industry recommended maximum fumonisin levels that FDA considers adequate to protect human and animal health and that are achievable in human foods and animal feeds with the use of good agricultural and good manufacturing practices. FDA considers this guidance to be a prudent public health measure during the development of a better understanding of the human health risk associated with fumonisins and the development of a long-term risk management policy and program by the agency for the control of fumonisins in human foods and animal feeds.