US Food and Drug Administration draft recommendations on radioactive contamination of food
- Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Rockville, MD (United States)
Recommendations on accidental radioactive contamination of human food were issued in 1982 by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The recommendations provided guidance to State and local government officials in the exercise of their respective authorities, and were applicable to emergency response planning and to the conduct of radiation protection activities associated with the production, processing, distribution, and use of human food accidentally contaminated with radioactive material. Review of the 1982 FDA recommendations, stimulated by the events following the 1986 accident at Chernobyl, indicated that it would be appropriate to update the recommendations to incorporate newer scientific information and radiation protection philosophy, to include experience gained since 1982, and to take into account international advances. This paper presents a brief outline of the FDA`s approach to its draft revision. the most recent draft was circulated for interagency review in November 1994. Modification made in response to the comments received are included in this paper. 20 refs., 6 tabs.
- OSTI ID:
- 269748
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9505336-; TRN: 96:016846
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 27. annual national conference on radiation control, San Antonio, TX (United States), 7-10 May 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of 27th Annual national conference on radiation control; PB: 364 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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