Comment from The International Food Additives Council (IFAC)
The International Food Additives Council (IFAC)SupportTrade association
Summary: The International Food Additives Council (IFAC), a trade association representing manufacturers of food ingredients, supports a risk-based, product-based, and technology-neutral regulatory framework for modified organisms. They argue that the USDA should distinguish between microorganisms used in contained industrial fermentation and those intended for environmental release to ensure regulatory oversight is proportionate to risk and avoids unnecessary duplication with other agencies like the FDA and EPA.
The International Food Additives Council (IFAC) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's (APHIS) Request for Information on Modified Organisms Subject to the Plant Protection Act (Docket No. USDA-2026-0133).
Please find IFAC's comments in the attached document. Thank you for your consideration.