Prior to commercial distribution of any new animal drug for use in food-producing animals, a sponsor must prove its product is safe and effective when used as described in the proposed labeling of the drug. Effectiveness simply means that the product does what the labeling claims. Safety routinely covers the safety of the food products to humans, and safety to the target animals. In addition to...

The choice facing California is not whether consumers should have information regarding consuming GMOs because non-GM food can be labeled as such, but what will be the benchmark for labeling requirements. Scientific research findings have not found GM food to be riskier to health or the environment than other foods. Furthermore, there is evidence that GM food improves both human and environment...

BACKGROUND In 1995, the South Korean government made nutrition labeling compulsory, which has positively impacted patients with certain chronic diseases, such as dyslipidemia. We investigated the association between nutrition labeling-based awareness and the risk of dyslipidemia among individuals not yet diagnosed. METHODS Our study used data from the fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition...

BACKGROUND High intakes of phytochemical-rich foods have beneficial effects on lipid profiles and cardiovascular disease (CVD). In this study, we assessed the association between the dietary phytochemical index (PI) and changes in lipid profile after 3-year follow-up among Iranian adults. METHODS This longitudinal study was conducted in 1983 subjects, aged 19-70 years, selected among particip...