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Guidance for Industry: Recommendations for the Early Food Safety Evaluation of New Non-Pesticidal Proteins Produced by New Plant Varieties Intended for Food Use

FinalHuman Foods Program06/19/2006

Description

This guidance represents the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) current thinking on this topic.  It does not create or confer any rights for or on any person and does not operate to bind FDA or the public.  You can use an alternative approach if the approach satisfies the requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations.

Scope & Applicability

Product Classes

4
New Plant Varieties

Plants intended for food use producing new proteins

Bioengineered plants

Recombinant-DNA plants used in food production

Plant-incorporated protectants

Regulated by EPA, excluded from this guidance; evaluating the safety of pesticides, including plant-incorporated protectants

New plant variety

Source of the new protein being evaluated.

Stakeholders

2
Sponsor

Entity responsible for submitting applications under section 524B

Developer

Includes sponsors, researchers, or individuals interacting with CVM

Regulatory Context

Attributes

1
Enzymatic degradation

resistance of the protein to enzymatic degradation

Identified Hazards

Hazards

5
Allergic reaction

Potential safety concern for new proteins

Toxin

Potential safety concern for humans or animals; Consideration in the early food safety evaluation of a new protein.

Allergen

Production of novel substances not ordinarily produced

Allergens

guidance was updated to include updates on allergens

Toxins

identify toxins or classes of toxins in related plants; identify toxins known to be present in the same species; identify any toxins known to be present in the same species

Related CFR Sections (1)

See Also (8)

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