FDA Radiation Label Change Positive, But “Material Change” Issue Troubling
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA's proposal to revise labeling regulations for irradiated dietary supplements and food products could ease label requirements, but how the regulation would measure "material change" from radiation leaves the possibility for a bigger burden, trade groups say
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