World Grain - July 2014 - 19

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Groups in wheat producing nations support GM wheat
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, U.S. - Sixteen organizations in
Australia, Canada and the United States representing producers
and millers together publicly confirmed support for innovation in
wheat, including the future commercialization of biotechnology. The
statement, which lays out shared commitments for the responsible
advancement of biotech traits and other breeding advancements in
wheat, comes five years after an original document was signed. This
new pledge welcomes the addition of broad-based groups like the
American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Farmers Union
to a wide coalition of wheat organizations in the three countries.
The signatories call for further innovation in research as wheat represents about 20% of human calorie intake, making it an essential part of
the global diet and critical to food security. As demand increases, wheat
supplies must remain abundant while meeting the highest quality and
nutrition standards, the groups said. Advanced breeding and biotechnology will help protect the continued availability of wheat foods and
"ultimately offers the promise of improved products, more sustainable
production and environmental benefits," according to the statement.
The groups also encourage the governments of wheat producing
and importing countries to maintain sound, science-based regulatory
systems as well as to adopt reasonable low-level presence policies to
minimize trade disruptions. For the same reason, the groups stated
they will work toward the goal of synchronized commercialization
of biotech traits in wheat in the three countries. Similarly, they reiterate that customer choice is paramount: "We stand ready to assist
all industry segments to assure supplies of non-biotech wheat within
reasonable commercial tolerances to markets that require it."

AFIA seeks FDA exemption for animal food
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, U.S. - The American Feed Industry
Association (AFIA) filed comments June 6 with the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) requesting an exemption of animal food
from provisions made to the Reportable Food Registry provisions
(Sec. 417) of the Federal Food Drug & Cosmetic Act as amended by
the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
AFIA said in the comments, Congress' intent when generating
Sec. 211 of FSMA, which amends Sec. 417 of the FD&C regarding the Reportable Food Registry requirements, was only designated
for human food products and not intended to affect animal feed or
pet food. The organization stated "the statutory language does not
mention 'animal food,' it addresses notification to 'consumers' and
requires that notifications be published in 'grocery stores' only."
"The 'consumers' of animal food products are livestock or companion animals. These animals are not capable of purchasing the products
or reading a notification regarding a product. Customers or purchasers
would have been the more appropriate term if Congress intended this
provision to apply to animal food products," the comments continued.
AFIA also noted the law's exemptions only include "raw agricultural commodities" of fruits and vegetables - not including grains
used that occur in their raw or natural state - further stressing Congress' focus on human food versus animal food.
The organization highlighted its support for every animal food facility having a recall plan under FSMA in combination with an effective
Reportable Food Registry system enforced by FDA, which AFIA stated
would prevent "most products that could cause serious or adverse health
consequences or death to humans or animals should be in the process of
being recalled or will not have ever reached a grocery store shelf."
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