In an October 29, 2014, notice, FDA announced it will hold an open meeting to receive input from the public on updating the "Guidance for Industry: Toxicological Principles for the Safety Assessment of Food Ingredients," also known as the "Redbook." FDA is soliciting ideas on what should be included, changed, or removed from the current Redbook, and the agency is considering expanding the scope of the Redbook to include chemical safety assessments for all products over which the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition has statutory authority: food additives, food contact substances, dietary supplement ingredients, food contaminants, and cosmetics. The public meeting is scheduled for December 9, 2014, in College Park, MD. Electronic and written comments due February 9, 2015.
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