Final comment RE: Development of an Enhanced Systematic Process for FDA's Post-Market Assessment of Chemicals in Food

The FDA’s existing system for post-market assessments puts consumers at unnecessary risk from unsafe food chemicals, allowing harmful substances to remain in use long after evidence of harm emerges. The FDA’s proposal for an enhanced post-market framework, while a step forward, is critically deficient in detail and fails to maximize scientific rigor, transparency, and public health protection, leaving us with limited confidence that the new system will provide consumers the protections they deserve.

In these comments, we provide our perspective and recommendations to help the FDA’s post-market assessment framework maximize the protection of public health, transparency, and public engagement.