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Do You Know What's On Your Plate?: The Importance Of Regulating The Processes Of Food Production, Martha Dragich
Do You Know What's On Your Plate?: The Importance Of Regulating The Processes Of Food Production, Martha Dragich
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This article argues that the current regulatory approach-focusing on the supposed equivalence of new foods to traditional ones-is unduly narrow, particularly given the characteristics of the modem food system. To achieve the broad objectives of the FDCA in the context of the industrialized, highly processed, and global food supply of the twenty-first century requires adopting a broader understanding of consumer protection needs with respect to food. The FDCA itself is written in very broad terms and provides much of the authority needed today. The FDA's enforcement capacity, however, already is severely strained.52 Moreover, the scientific basis for some process- oriented …