FDA Proposes Enhancing its Regulatory Authorities Alongside FY 2024 Budget Request
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced it is requesting $7.2 billion as part of the president’s fiscal year 2024 budget, $128.2 million of which the agency intends to invest in food safety and nutrition modernization, including food labeling and animal food safety oversight. The agency also announced a number of legislative proposals that enhance its regulatory authorities alongside the funding requests.
According to FDA, while the agency is in the process of defining its new vision for the Human Foods Program, there is significant need for additional resources to strengthen its foundational food safety and nutrition capacity. FDA requests $128.2 million to strengthen consumer protection and implement lasting solutions for more efficient operations through continued investments in the New Era of Smarter Food Safety. Building on lessons learned from the infant formula supply chain response, the budget also includes funding to modernize infant formula oversight and strengthen efforts to respond to shortages of critical foods, empower consumers to make healthier food choices, and reduce exposure to toxic chemicals in the food supply through the Closer to Zero initiative.