據美國食品藥品管理局（FDA）消息，按照美國食品藥品管理法修訂案（FDAAA）的要求，為增加動物食品管理透明度并確保動物食品供應的安全，美國食品藥品管理局（FDA）近日發布了關于制訂動物食品配料定義和標準的策略。

作為策略的一部分，美國FDA將審查行業與政府監管機構使用的動物食品配料定義列表。針對動物食品配料，FDA確定了下述步驟：

1. FDA擬發布一項擬議規則，針對那些公認安全（GRAS）食品配料和該局批準的食品添加劑，將美國飼料控制官協會（AAFCO）的動物食品配料定義設定為該局的標準和定義。該局在發布最終規則前，將對該擬議規則進行公開評議。

2. FDA科學家將評估AAFCO官方出版物中所列明，但目前尚未被FDA批準為食品添加劑或不是GRAS的動物食品配料。

部分原文報道如下：

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today a strategy to establish ingredient definitions and standards for animal food in order to increase transparency and affirm the safety of the animal food supply, as required by the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act （FDAAA） of 2007.

As part of the strategy, the FDA will review the list of animal food ingredient definitions used by industry and state regulators, which is contained in Association of American Feed Control Officials' （AAFCO） Official Publication. AAFCO is a voluntary membership organization that includes regulatory officials of U.S. state and federal government agencies. AAFCO provides a forum for these regulatory officials to provide guidance and recommendations to ensure that the regulation of animal feeds is as uniform as possible from state to state.

原文鏈接：<http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/NewsEvents/CVMUpdates/ucm440134.htm>