FDA Asks for Ideas on Protecting Food from Sabotage
Published Date: 7/2/2025
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Summary
The FDA wants your thoughts on how they collect info to keep our food safe from bad stuff added on purpose. Food businesses will be affected as the agency looks to improve rules and make sure everyone’s playing fair. You’ve got 60 days to share your ideas, and this helps keep food safe without costing too much time or money.
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FDA Seeks Comments on Food Safety
The FDA is asking for public comment for 60 days on proposed information collections about mitigation strategies to protect food against intentional adulteration. The agency says this work aims to strengthen protections against deliberate contamination of the food supply.
Food Businesses Will Provide Information
Food businesses will be affected by FDA’s proposed collection of information about mitigation strategies to prevent intentional adulteration. The agency says it aims to improve rules and ensure fairness while not costing too much time or money, and it is requesting comments for 60 days.
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