Topic-Specific Labeling Information

On this page:

• Adding Novel Ingredients to Conventional Foods
• AquAdvantage Salmon
• Biotechnology
• BSE (Mad Cow Disease)
• Eggs/Shell Eggs
• Food Allergens
• Food Irradiation
• "Fresh"
• Gluten-Free
• Juice
• Labeling of Foods Needing Refrigeration
• Trans Fatty Acids
• Food Standards

Adding Novel Ingredients to Conventional Foods

• Concerns About Botanicals and Other Novel Ingredients in Conventional Foods (FDA Letter to Industry, FDA Talk Paper, warning letters) 

AquAdvantage Salmon

• Constituent Update for the Public Hearing August 25, 2010
• Federal Register Announcement of the Public Hearing August 26, 2010
• Background Document: Public Hearing on the Labeling of Food Made from the AquAdvantage Salmon August 2010
• Briefing Packet for AquAdvantage Salmon Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee
• Additional Information About FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine Activities Concerning AquAdvantage Salmon   

Biotechnology

• FDA Announces Proposal and Draft Guidance for Food Developed Through Biotechnology, January 17, 2001*
• Draft Guidance for Industry: Voluntary Labeling Indicating Whether Foods Have or Have Not Been Developed Using Bioengineering January 17, 2001
• For other important information on Biotechnology (1992-present, includes: announcements, consumer information, regulations and guidance)

BSE (Mad Cow Disease)

• FDA: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) (Includes background, consumer information, FDA Action Plan, industry information, latest actions) 

Eggs/Shell Eggs

• Final Rule -- Food Labeling, Safe Handling Statements, Labeling of Shell Eggs; Refrigeration of Shell Eggs Held for Retail Distribution, December 5, 2000*
  • Safe Handling Statements, Labeling of Shell Eggs; Refrigeration of Shell Eggs Held for Retail Distribution, Guidance Document, July 2001 
  • Egg Safety Action Plan
• Egg Safety

Food Allergens

• Information about Food Allergens (1994-present, includes: announcements, Federal Register notices, guidelines, inspection guides, questions and answers, etc.)

Food Irradiation

• Food Irradiation: Implementation of Section 10809 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment act of 2002
  • Guidance for Industry: Implementation of Section 10809 of the Farm Security and Investment Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-171, § 10809 (2002) regarding the Petition Process to Request Approval of Labeling for Foods that Have Been Treated by Irradiation.
• Irradiation in the Production, Processing, and Handling of Food - Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making February 17, 1999
  • Irradiation in the Production, Processing, and Handling of Food - Proposed Rule April 4, 2007
• Other Information on Food Irradiation: Background For Consumers

"Fresh"

• Specific Requirements for Descriptive Claims That Are Neither Nutrient Content Claims nor Health Claims: "Fresh," "freshly frozen," "fresh frozen," "frozen fresh." 21 CFR 101.95

Gluten-Free

• Federal Register Notice of Reopening of the Comment Period on the Proposed Rule: Gluten-Free Labeling of Foods January 23, 2007 (Re-opened August 3, 2011) 
  • Health Hazard Assessment for Gluten Exposure in Individuals with Celiac Disease: Determination of Tolerable Daily Intake Levels and Levels of Concern for Gluten May 2011
    PDF (462KB)
  • External Peer Review of the FDA/CFSAN Draft Health Hazard Assessment for Gluten in Individuals with Celiac Disease: Determination of Tolerable Daily Intake Levels and Levels of Concern for Gluten December 2010 
    PDF (292KB)
  • Questions and Answers Regarding Gluten-Free Labeling of Foods
  • Consumer Update : A Glimpse at ‘Gluten-Free’ Food Labeling
  • Press Release 8/2/2011 - FDA reopens comment period on proposed ‘gluten-free’ food labeling rule
• Proposed Rule: Gluten-Free Labeling of Foods January 23, 2007
  • Questions and Answers on the Gluten-Free Labeling Proposed Rule January 23, 2007
• Food Labeling; Gluten-Free Labeling of Foods; Public Meeting; Request for Comments July 19, 2005   
  • Transcript of Public Meeting on Gluten-Free Labeling on August 19, 2005
  • Errata Sheet for Transcript 

Juice

• Final Rule -- Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HAACP); Procedures for the Safe and Sanitary Processing and Importing of Juice January 19, 2001
• The Juice HAACP Regulation: Questions & Answers August 31, 2001 (includes labeling questions)
• Final Rule--Labeling of Juice Products; Warning and Notice Statement, July 8, 1998* 

Labeling of Foods Needing Refrigeration

• Guidance on Labeling of Foods that Need Refrigeration by Consumers February 24, 1997

Trans Fatty Acids

• Final Rule -- Trans Fatty Acids in Nutrition Labeling, Nutrient Content Claims, and Health Claims July 11, 2003
  • Information for Consumers: Trans Fat Now Listed With Saturated Fat and Cholesterol on the Nutrition Facts Label (also available in Spanish) March 3, 2004, January 1, 2006
  • Guidance for Industry - Food Labeling: Trans Fatty Acids in Nutrition Labeling, Nutrient Content Claims, and Health Claims. Small Entity Compliance Guide August 20, 2003
  • Trans Fatty Acids in Nutrition Labeling: Consumer Research to Consider Nutrient Content and Health Claims and Possible Footnote or Disclosure Statements Federal Register Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking July 11, 2003 

Food Standards

• Food Standards: Proposed Rule -- Food Standards; General Principles and Food Standards Modernization May 20, 2005
• Cheeses and Related Cheese Products: Proposed Rule - Use of Ultrafiltered Milk October 19, 2005
• Frozen Desserts and Parmesan Cheese: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Standards of Identity for Frozen Desserts and Parmesan Cheese September 27, 2005
• White Chocolate: Final Rule -- White Chocolate; Establishment of a Standard of Identity October 4, 2002
• Yogurt: Proposed Rule -- Milk and Cream Products and Yogurt Products; Proposal to Revoke the Standards for Lowfat Yogurt and Nonfat Yogurt and to Amend the Standard for Yogurt January 15, 2009

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