Food
Eating Outdoors, Handling Food Safely
Protect yourself, your family, and friends from foodborne illness.
FDA’s biotechnology policy, consultation procedures
Dietary SupplementsFrequently requested information, including recent alerts
Food Defense & Emergency ResponseFDA works to reduce the risk of criminal or terrorist actions on the food supply
Food Ingredients & PackagingSelected topics of interest about food ingredients and food contact substances
Food SafetyProduct-specific information on seafood, fruits, vegetables, milk, canned foods, and infant formula
Guidance, Compliance & Regulatory InformationFood compliance programs, labeling guides, and other guidance documents
International outreach, exporting and importing into the U.S., trade agreements
Labeling & NutritionLabeling requirements for foods under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
News & EventsPress releases, upcoming meetings
Resources for YouFor consumers, health care professionals, educators, industry
Science & ResearchResearch areas, laboratory methods, selected scientific publications and presentations
Resources for You
News and Announcements
- FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat Nestle Toll House Prepackaged, Refrigerated Cookie Dough
- FDA Warns Consumers to Stop Using Hydroxycut Products
- Fun Express Water-based Face Paints for Children
UPDATE - Fun Express expanded its recall of face paint items to include two additional face paint colors, 85/2338 (White face paint) and 85/2339 (Yellow face paint) (Updated 05/26/2009) - FDA Issues a Notice of the Availability of Effectiveness Data to Support a New Animal Drug Application for Fish
Spotlight
Recalls & Alerts
Tools & Resources
Contact Us
- 1-888-SAFEFOOD
- 1-888-723-3366
Outreach and Information Center (HFS-009)
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Food and Drug Administration
5100 Paint Branch Parkway
College Park, MD 20740