Develop & Disseminate FDA's Science Base

"Research and risk assessment are critical to ensuring the strong scientific basis necessary for our regulatory programs to be effective. The Department [FDA] must be able to keep pace by learning more about foodborne diseases and their causes and by developing new scientific methods for detecting and preventing foodborne hazards. A strong science base is a prerequisite to meeting the food safety challenges and to maintaining our leadership role both nationally and in the new global economy." (Acting Deputy Commissioner Statement before the House Committee on Government Affairs, October 10, 2001)

• Research and Risk Assessment Approaches

  • Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

  • FoodRisk.org

  • Initiation and Conduct of All "Major" Risk Assessments with a Risk Analysis Framework

• Scientific Collaboration with Foreign Governments

  • JIFSAN International Activities (available in PDF)