FDA keeps health info from public, GMA tells Congress
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) policies make it difficult for the food and beverage industry to advise consumers of important health information, says Lisa Katic, director of scientific and nutrition policy for the Grocery Manufacturers of America.
The difficulty arises because key segments of the law governing how food and beverage companies can inform consumers about the scientific relationships between food and health are routinely misinterpreted by FDA, said Katic in written testimony to the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The panel was holding a hearing on the 1997 Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act.