FDA News Digest September 23, 2002 ______________________________________________________________ Research Shows Improved Food Handling by Consumers The 2001 Food Safety Survey, a federal nationwide poll of 4,500 adult consumers, reveals that dramatic improvements in consumer food handling seen between 1993 and 1998 continued between 1998 and 2001. Consumers reported using improved food-handling practices such as reducing cross contamination after contact with raw fish, meat or chicken. http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2002/NEW00838.html ______________________________________________________________ Portal Page Debuts With Information for FDA-Regulated Industry FDA has launched a new portal page on its website to help companies easily find information they need to comply with agency regulations. The page includes links to industry guidance, import information, and inspection references, along with warning letters and other enforcement activities. The page also has interactive features for submission of questions and comments on pending regulations. http://www.fda.gov/oc/industry/default.htm ______________________________________________________________ New Chief of FDA Legislative Affairs Appointed FDA Deputy Commissioner Dr. Lester M. Crawford has announced the appointment of Amit K. Sachdev as FDA's senior associate commissioner for legislative affairs. Sachdev, who has extensive experience in industry and on Capitol Hill, will direct FDA's interactions with Congress. http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2002/NEW00837.html ______________________________________________________________ Thanks for subscribing to the FDA News Digest. Our next posting will be September 30. To leave this list at any time, send an e-mail to LISTSERV@LIST.NIH.GOV In the body of the message, write SIGNOFF FDA-NEWSDIGEST-L
