Industry's responsibility to the consumer

The responsibility of industry to the consumer is to provide products derived from biotechnology that are effective as labeled and safe for their intended use on animals, plants and in the environment. Moreover, food products from the animals and plants receiving the drugs or chemicals must be safe for human consumption. To fulfill these responsibilities, industry must provide an accurate label for the drug or chemical, ensure drug or chemical product consistency so that every batch of the drug or chemical is similar to every other batch, complete studies to document that the drug or chemical is safe for use in the animal or on the plant, complete studies designed to provide data to ensure that the food derived from the use of the drug or chemical is safe for human consumption and complete studies to document that the drug or chemical is safe for use in the environment. The process of requiring data to be derived from sound experimental science, completion of the studies under scrutiny by regulatory personnel and extensive scientific review of the data by regulatory personnel results in products derived from biotechnology that are safe and effective.