Q7. Are World Food Day and World Food Safety Day the same? – No, World Food Day is celebrated on October 16 and focuses on eliminating poverty, hunger, and malnutrition. On the other hand, World Food Safety Day is celebrated on June 7 each year to bring attention to the need and lessons in safe food habits and regulations.

Why is the FDA important to food safety?

Evaluating the Safety of Contaminants – The FDA and our state partners regularly monitor the food supply for hundreds of chemical contaminants to help detect when levels in foods may pose a health risk. If a contaminant is detected, to estimate exposure and the potential health risk, we consider the level of the contaminant in the food, consumption estimates, vulnerable sub-populations who may be affected and the most current available toxicological information for that contaminant.

1. If the agency finds that the level of a chemical contaminant in a food poses a potential health risk, we work with the manufacturer to resolve the issue and take action to prevent the product from entering, or remaining in, the U.S.
2. Market as well as informing consumers of the health risks.
3. More information can be found on Chemical Contaminants & Pesticides,

To keep pace with an evolving marketplace, the FDA must be equipped to meet both present and future challenges. These include reviewing an increasing number of submissions from industry and other stakeholders to assess the safety of chemicals added to food or that come into contact with food, which have increased in complexity.

We are identifying internal processes that we can build on and strengthen to prioritize our work on activities that have the greatest public health impact for contaminants and the use of chemicals as food ingredients and substances that come into contact with food. For example, adopting new methods and tools will enhance our ability to make science-based decisions and initiate risk reviews when supported by current science.

It is critical that we have access to all available data about chemicals, and the resources and tools to assess and integrate these data to sustain this high-priority program area. Leveraging modern computational, analytical, toxicology and research methods and tools will further improve our oversight of chemicals in food.

Better identify and prioritize the potential risks of chemicals ​to ensure the U.S. food supply remains safe, nutritious and wholesome.​ Strengthen and update existing approaches and processes for evaluating and monitoring chemicals in the U.S. food supply.​

Modern methods and tools that leverage new and evolving data sources better support pre-market safety evaluations, including reviews of innovative ingredients and food packaging solutions. Modern methods and tools can also help the FDA prioritize our post-market safety review efforts in a science-based, more systematic way that will focus on the chemicals that present the greatest public health concerns.

This approach will also allow the FDA to monitor the food supply for emerging health concerns from chemical exposures. This would enhance how we integrate and assess new science on the safety of chemicals in food and better inform our actions to reduce harmful exposure to chemicals in food. We are using our existing resources to access and evaluate these modern methods and tools.

We intend to validate and incorporate them into our safety assessments, as additional resources permit. ​ The FDA is enhancing its approach to food chemical safety in three key areas with corresponding objectives that complement our existing food chemical safety monitoring programs.

Expand and Integrate Information Technology (IT) Tools: The FDA’s goal is to develop an integrated information systems approach to monitoring the food supply and food ingredients. Develop a new Expanded Decision Tree to prioritize chemicals and substances for evaluation: The FDA will finish development of its Expanded Decision Tree, which is a scientific tool that sorts chemicals into classes of toxicity potential using a series of structure-based questions. The Expanded Decision Tree is a modernized version of the original Cramer Decision Tree tool and can be used to screen chemicals based on their structural features. The updated, expanded and greatly refined questions of the Expanded Decision Tree allow classification of chemicals with greater specificity than the Cramer Decision Tree. It will provide a consistent, systematic and science-based tool to help evaluate the safety of chemicals based on their predicted toxicity. ​ Use New Approach Methods (NAMs) such as alternatives to animal toxicology testing : The FDA’s goal is to spur the adoption of reliable and new alternative methods for regulatory use that can replace, reduce and refine animal testing. This will also improve nonclinical testing to streamline the development of products the FDA regulates and bring them to consumers in the U.S. more rapidly and efficiently while ensuring they are safe. The FDA is working to develop a comprehensive strategy to evaluate the potential of new methodologies and technologies for regulatory use in food.

Establish a framework to systematically review the post-market safety of authorized uses of chemicals in food: The FDA conducts post-market safety reviews of authorized uses of chemicals in food. The framework would be in addition to the safety reviews of submissions already in place and include a transparent process for identifying and prioritizing chemicals for safety reviews. Explore how to obtain better information on the post-market use of authorized chemicals from industry and other stakeholders: The FDA generally must rely on post-market information that is submitted voluntarily, which means we often have incomplete information to conduct safety reassessments.​ Refine cumulative exposure procedures: The FDA will work with other experts, including other government agencies, to consider updating and enhancing its approach to assessment of cumulative exposures. This will include how the FDA considers co-occurrence and cumulative exposure of contaminants in food.

Strengthen the FDA’s compliance activities that evaluate whether industry is meeting its responsibilities under the law and following FDA regulations governing chemicals in food: This includes the requirements for the safe use of chemicals as food ingredients, substances that come into contact with food, and substances that are Generally Recognized as Safe. Separately, the FDA will also reevaluate the oversight activities that address chemicals that occur in food as a result of contamination. Enhance surveillance of the food supply: The FDA will expand its ongoing work to address contaminants in food by developing and updating analytical methods, enhancing contaminant-focused surveillance (including sampling), and sharing data and analysis from sampling efforts as appropriate to ensure transparency. Enhance detection of emerging chemical safety issues: The FDA will develop a framework for monitoring signals that relate to emerging issues concerning chemicals intentionally added to food as well as contaminants. The FDA will develop a prioritization system and improved capacity for risk assessment, communication and management. Develop a systematic approach to assess feasibility and achievability: For greater consistency and transparency in FDA guidance, regulations and enforcement actions related to chemical contaminants, the FDA has established a workgroup to develop a systematic approach to assess feasibility and achievability (for instance, manufacturers’ ability to achieve hypothetical maximum limits of contaminants) and incorporate the assessment into consideration of levels of contaminants in food while maintaining a safe and wholesome food supply. Update administrative processes through rulemaking: The FDA will continue to work toward publishing rules updating the administrative processes for the Food Additive Petition, Color Additive Petition and Food Contact Notification programs for increased efficiencies.

As we continue to enhance our approach toward regulating chemicals in food or that come into contact with food, we will also seek additional scientific and other stakeholder perspectives on the activities, processes and tools in these key areas and improved transparency.

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Who is responsible for organizing World Food Safety Day in India?

Established on September 5, 2008 under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is a government organization that functions under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.

What FDA means?

FDA Mission – The Food and Drug Administration is responsible for protecting the public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, and medical devices; and by ensuring the safety of our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation.

FDA also has responsibility for regulating the manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of tobacco products to protect the public health and to reduce tobacco use by minors. FDA is responsible for advancing the public health by helping to speed innovations that make medical products more effective, safer, and more affordable and by helping the public get the accurate, science-based information they need to use medical products and foods to maintain and improve their health.

FDA also plays a significant role in the Nation’s counterterrorism capability. FDA fulfills this responsibility by ensuring the security of the food supply and by fostering development of medical products to respond to deliberate and naturally emerging public health threats.

Why is FDA required?

The FDA regulates the safety of ingredients added directly to food and substances that come into contact with food, such as those added to packaging materials, cookware or containers that store food. Food manufacturers are responsible for marketing safe foods.

Ingredients added directly to food and substances that come into contact with food are generally held to the same safety standard—there must be a reasonable certainty of no harm under the conditions of its intended use. The FDA has several programs in place to assist the food industry in meeting their responsibilities.

The FDA maintains a list of almost 4,000 substances in its public database Substances Added to Food, which also includes ingredients no longer authorized for use in food. In addition, food manufacturers are responsible for ensuring that food made by using new technologies meets the same safety requirements as all other food.

What is FDA approved?

FDA Approval: What it means – FDA approval of a drug means that data on the drug’s effects have been reviewed by CDER, and the drug is determined to provide benefits that outweigh its known and potential risks for the intended population. The drug approval process takes place within a structured framework that includes:

Analysis of the target condition and available treatments —FDA reviewers analyze the condition or illness for which the drug is intended and evaluate the current treatment landscape, which provide the context for weighing the drug’s risks and benefits. For example, a drug intended to treat patients with a life-threatening disease for which no other therapy exists may be considered to have benefits that outweigh the risks even if those risks would be considered unacceptable for a condition that is not life threatening. Assessment of benefits and risks from clinical data —FDA reviewers evaluate clinical benefit and risk information submitted by the drug maker, taking into account any uncertainties that may result from imperfect or incomplete data. Generally, the agency expects that the drug maker will submit results from two well-designed clinical trials, to be sure that the findings from the first trial are not the result of chance or bias. In certain cases, especially if the disease is rare and multiple trials may not be feasible, convincing evidence from one clinical trial may be enough. Evidence that the drug will benefit the target population should outweigh any risks and uncertainties. Strategies for managing risks —All drugs have risks. Risk management strategies include an FDA-approved drug label, which clearly describes the drug’s benefits and risks, and how the risks can be detected and managed. Sometimes, more effort is needed to manage risks. In these cases, a drug maker may need to implement a Risk Management and Mitigation Strategy (REMS).

Although many of the FDA’s risk-benefit assessments and decisions are straightforward, sometimes the benefits and risks are uncertain and may be difficult to interpret or predict. The agency and the drug maker may reach different conclusions after analyzing the same data, or there may be differences of opinion among members of the FDA’s review team.

• As a science-led organization, FDA uses the best scientific and technological information available to make decisions through a deliberative process.
• Accelerated Approval In some cases, the approval of a new drug is expedited.
• Accelerated Approval can be applied to promising therapies that treat a serious or life-threatening condition and provide therapeutic benefit over available therapies.

This approach allows for the approval of a drug that demonstrates an effect on a “surrogate endpoint” that is reasonably likely to predict clinical benefit, or on a clinical endpoint that occurs earlier but may not be as robust as the standard endpoint used for approval.

• This approval pathway is especially useful when the drug is meant to treat a disease whose course is long, and an extended period of time is needed to measure its effect.
• After the drug enters the market, the drug maker is required to conduct post-marketing clinical trials to verify and describe the drug’s benefit.

If further trials fail to verify the predicted clinical benefit, FDA may withdraw approval. Since the Accelerated Approval pathway was established in 1992, many drugs that treat life-threatening diseases have successfully been brought to market this way and have made a significant impact on disease course.

What is the meaning of food safety?

‘Food safety’ refers to the conditions and practices that preserve the quality of food to prevent contamination and foodborne illness. ‘Food safety’ includes quality and safety through the whole food chain.

What are 5 keys of food safety?

The core messages of the Five Keys to Safer Food are: (1) keep clean; (2) separate raw and cooked; (3) cook thoroughly; (4) keep food at safe temperatures; and (5) use safe water and raw materials.

What are the 4 food safety pillars?

Four Simple Steps to Food Safety Following four simple steps at home—Clean, Separate, Cook, and Chill—can help protect you and your loved ones from food poisoning.

What is the Safety Day Oath?

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“On this day, I solemnly affirm that I will rededicate myself to the cause of safety, health and protection of environment and will do my best to observe rules, regulations and procedures and develop attitudes and habits conductive for achieving these objectives. I full realize that accidents and diseases are a drain on the national economy and may lead to disablements, deaths, harm to health and damage to property, social suffering and general degradation of environment. I will do everything possible for the prevention of accidents and occupational diseases and protection of environment in the interest of self, family, community, organization and the nation at large.”

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What is the meaning of food safety?

‘Food safety’ refers to the conditions and practices that preserve the quality of food to prevent contamination and foodborne illness. ‘Food safety’ includes quality and safety through the whole food chain.

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