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GAO-08-769R 1 (2008-05-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwtm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: im T V WAccountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-316426 May 16, 2008 The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy Chairman The Honorable Michael B. Enzi Ranking Minority Member Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions United States Senate The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman The Honorable Joe Barton Ranking Minority Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Department of Health and Human Services, Food and DrugAdministration: Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), entitled Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed (RIN: 0910-AF46). We received the rule on May 2, 2008. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on April 25, 2008. 73 Fed. Reg. 22,720. The final rule prohibits the use of certain cattle origin materials in the food or feed of all animals to further reduce the risk of the spread of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) within the United States. FDA states that the intent of the final rule is to strengthen the safeguards designed to prevent the spread of BSE in U.S. cattle, as well as to reduce further any risk posed to humans from the agent that causes BSE. The final rule is effective on April 27, 2009. Enclosed is our assessment of the FDA's compliance with the procedural steps required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. Our review indicates that FDA complied with the applicable requirements. GAO-08-769R

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