FDA suggests restructuring food safety efforts into new human foods program
Human Foods Advisory Committee will advise on food safety, nutrition, technology issues.
In a January 31 announcement, FDA proposed a vision to restructure the oversight of food safety and informed consumer choices into a new organization which will be known as the Human Foods Program. As part of this restructuring, the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), the Office of Food Policy and Response (OFPR), and portions of the Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) will be realigned as the agency continues working towards the promise of a New Era of Smarter Food Safety.
Included in this restructuring will be a Human Foods Advisory Committee, consisting of external partners that will advise on challenging and emerging issues in food safety, nutrition, and innovative technologies. It will be supported by improved analytical capabilities, risk algorithms, operational efficiencies, and streamlined communications.