Food Science Speaks Out on Research and Regulation

摘要

IFT was busy in the nation's capital this spring. Here's a quick summary of recent activity: IFT urged the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture to take a reasoned approach to the use of new technologies for foods labeled "organic." "IFT believes blanket rejections or adoptions of new scientific tools will hinder progress," IFT wrote in its April 29 comment about the National Organic Program proposed rule. "Irradiation and genetic engineering are neither evils incarnate nor saving graces. IFT urges the USDA and the leaders of the organic movement to consider whether, when and how such new technologies may be applied to feed and sustain our world."