Topic-Specific Labeling Information

On this page:

• Beer
• BSE (Mad Cow Disease)
• Cultured Seafood Cells
• Eggs/Shell Eggs
• Food Allergens
• Food Irradiation
• "Fresh"
• Gluten-Free
• Honey
• Juice
• Milk

• Menu and Vending Machines
• "Natural"
• Novel Ingredients to Conventional Foods
• Organic
• Raw Fruits, Vegetables and Fish
• Refrigeration
• Trans Fatty Acids
• Whole Grains
• Warning Statements
• Food Standards

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Beer

• Guidance for Industry: Labeling of Certain Beers Subject to the Labeling Jurisdiction of the Food and Drug Administration December 2014

BSE (Mad Cow Disease)

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

Cultured Seafood Cells

• Request for Information: Labeling of Foods Comprised of or Containing Cultured Seafood Cells
• Food Made with Cultured Animal Cells

Eggs/Shell Eggs

• Temporary Policy Regarding Packaging and Labeling of Shell Eggs Sold by Retail Food Establishments During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
• Guidance for Industry: Refrigeration of Shell Eggs Held for Retail Distribution
• Eggs Guidance Documents & Regulatory Information

Food Allergens

• See Food Allergens Guidance Documents & Regulatory Information

Food Irradiation

• Final Rule: Irradiation in the Production, Processing and Handling of Food November 2012
• Guidance for Industry: Implementation of Section 10809 of the Farm Security and Investment Act of 2002 Regarding the Petition Process to Request Approval of Labeling for Foods That Have Been Treated with Irradiation
• Proposed Rule: Irradiation in the Production, Processing, and Handling of Food April 2007
• Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making: Irradiation in the Production, Processing, and Handling of Food February 1999

"Fresh"

• Specific Requirements for Descriptive Claims That Are Neither Nutrient Content Claims nor Health Claims: Fresh, Freshly Frozen, Fresh Frozen, Frozen Fresh

Gluten-Free

• Food Allergens and Gluten-Free Guidance Documents and Regulatory Information

Honey

• Guidance for Industry: Proper Labeling of Honey and Honey Products March 2018

Juice

• Guidance for Industry: Ingredients Declared as Evaporated Cane Juice May 2016
• Final Rule: Procedures for the Safe and Sanitary Processing and Importing of Juice January 2001
• Questions and Answers: Juice HAACP Regulation August 2001 (includes labeling questions)

Menu and Vending Machines

• Menu and Vending Machines Labeling Requirements

Milk

• Guidance for Industry: Ultrafiltered Milk in the Production of Standardized Cheeses and Related Cheese Products August 2017
• Proposed Rule: Ultrafiltered Milk in Cheeses and Related Cheese Products October 2005
  • Reopening of the Comment Period on the Proposed Rule to Permit the Use of Ultrafiltered Milk in Cheeses and Related Cheese Products December 2019 and March 2020
• Interim Guidance: Voluntary Labeling of Milk and Milk Products that have not been treated with Recombinant Bovine Somatropin (59 FR 6279) February 1994

"Natural"

• Use of the Term "Natural" on Food Labeling

Novel Ingredients to Conventional Foods

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

Organic

• Use of the Term "Organic" on Food Labels

Raw Fruits, Vegetables and Fish

• Food Labeling: Guidelines for Voluntary Nutrition Labeling of Raw Fruits, Vegetables, and Fish

  • Correction Notice, 71 FR 47439 August 17, 2006
  • Final Rule, 71 FR 42031 July 25, 2006

• Nutrition Information for Raw Fruits, Vegetables, and Fish - Downloadable/Printable Posters December 2007

Labeling of Foods Needing Refrigeration

• Guidance for Indsutry: Labeling of Foods that Need Refrigeration by Consumers February 1997

Trans Fatty Acids

• Final Rule: Trans Fatty Acids in Nutrition Labeling, Nutrient Content Claims, and Health Claims July 2003

  • Guidance for Industry (Small Entity Compliance Guide): Trans Fatty Acids in Nutrition Labeling, Nutrient Content Claims, and Health Claims August 2003
  • Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making: Trans Fatty Acids in Nutrition Labeling: Consumer Research to Consider Nutrient Content and Health Claims and Possible Footnote or Disclosure Statements July 2003

Warning Statements

• Guidance for Industry (Small Entity Compliance Guide): Iron-Containing Supplements and Drugs (October 2003)

Whole Grains

• Draft Guidance for Industry: Whole Grain Label Statements  February 2006

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Food Standards

• French Dressing: Proposed Rule: French Dressing; Proposed Revocation of a Standard of Identity (December 2020)

• Frozen Cherry Pie: Proposed Rule: Frozen Cherry Pie; Proposed Revocation of a Standard of Identity and a Standard of Quality December 2020

• Food Standards: Inventory of Temporary Marketing Permits Granted under 21 U.S.C. 341 for Definitions and Standards of Identity for Food April 2015

• Food Standards: Proposed Rule: General Principles and Food Standards Modernization May 2005

• Cheeses and Related Cheese Products: Proposed Rule: Use of Ultrafiltered Milk October 2005

• Frozen Desserts and Parmesan Cheese: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Standards of Identity for Frozen Desserts and Parmesan Cheese September 2005

• White Chocolate: Guidance for Industry (Small Entity Compliance Guide): Standard of Identity for White Chocolate July 2008

• 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 2009