Grains and Grain Products Policy and Actions

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Environmental Protection Agency	2,4-D; Pesticide Tolerance Final rule that establishes a residue tolerance for 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid in or on hop, soybean, and wild rice. Includes discussion of the aggregate risk assessment and determination of safety. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2005	Jul 28, 2005
	National Toxicology Program, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services	Aflatoxins This report discusses carcinogenicity, properties, use, production, exposure, and regulations of aflatoxins. Publication Month: December 2002	Aug 14, 2002
	Office of Regulatory Affairs, Food and Drug Administration	Compliance Policy Guide: Sec. 555.250 Statement of Policy for Labeling and Preventing Cross-contact of Common Food Allergens Guidance for FDA staff that includes review of policy on the labeling of allergens in foods and on practices to prevent allergen cross-contact. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, April 19, 2001	Jun 18, 2004
	Mayer, Yaron	Composition and Method for Preparing Crispy Starchy Foods (Such as for Example Chips, Snacks, and Breakfast Cereals) Without Destructive Processes that Create Dangerous Chemicals Application for a World Intellectual Property Organisation patent on a method for preparing crispy or crunchy foods without heating at high temperatures in order to reduce acrylamide levels in these foods. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, January 15, 2004	Aug 9, 2004
	Environmental Protection Agency	Deltamethrin; Pesticide Tolerance Final rule that establishes a tolerance for combined residues of deltamethrin, trans-deltamethrin, and [alpha]-R-deltamethrin in or on a variety of commodities. Includes discussion of the aggregate risk assessment and determination of safety. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2004	Oct 28, 2004
	Environmental Protection Agency	Fenamidone; Pesticide Tolerance Final rule that establishes residue tolerances for fenamidone and its metabolite RPA 717879 in or on a variety of commodities. Includes discussion of the aggregate risk assessment and determination of safety. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2004	Sep 30, 2004
	Food and Drug Administration	Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; Folic Acid (Folacin) Final rule providing for the safe use of folic acid in certain foods, including those that require its addition for a standard of identity, breakfast cereals, infant formulas, medical foods, and foods for special dietary use. It also incorporates folic acid specifications consistent with the Food Chemicals Codex. Includes discussion of comments to the proposed rule. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, March 5, 1996	Aug 5, 2004
	Food and Drug Administration	Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; Olestra Final rule that allows "for the safe use of olestra as a replacement for fats and oils in prepackaged, unpopped popcorn kernels that are ready-to-heat". Includes discussion of the effect on estimated intake of olestra, the safety of fat-soluble vitamin degradation products from this use, nutritional impact of fat-soluble vitamin degradation, and other related issues. A correction to this final rule was published in 69 FR 40765, available through GPO Access here. (more) Publication Date: Monday, May 24, 2004	Jun 4, 2004
	Food and Drug Administration	Food Labeling: Health Claims; Soluble Dietary Fiber From Certain Foods and Coronary Heart Disease Final rule authorizing whole oat beta-glucan soluble fiber, oatrim, the soluble fraction of allpha-amylase hydrolyzed oat bran or whole oat flour to be considered eligible sources for the health claim on the relationship between soluble dietary fiber and reduced risk of coronary heart disease. (more) Publication Date: Monday, July 28, 2003	Aug 1, 2003
	Food and Drug Administration	Food Labeling: Health Claims; Soluble Dietary Fiber From Certain Foods and Coronary Heart Disease Interim final rule that allows for barley as an eligible source of beta-glucan soluble fiber for a health claim related to a reduced risk of coronary heart disease. Includes discussion of the scientific evidence, costs and benefits of the regulation, and more. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, March 8, 2006 Publication Date: Friday, December 23, 2005	Jan 6, 2006

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