Topic-Specific Labeling Information

On this page:

• Adding Novel Ingredients to Conventional Foods
• AquAdvantage Salmon
• Beer
• Biotechnology
• BSE (Mad Cow Disease)
• Eggs/Shell Eggs
• Food Allergens
• Food Irradiation
• "Fresh"
• Gluten-Free
• Honey
• Juice
• Milk
• Menu and Vending Machines
• "Natural"
• Organic
• Trans Fatty Acids
• Whole Grains
• Foods Needing Refrigeration
• Raw Fruits, Vegetables and Fish
• Food Standards

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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

• Draft Guidance for Industry: Voluntary Labeling Indicating Whether Food Has or Has Not Been Derived From Genetically Engineered Atlantic Salmon November 2015

• Information on Genetically Engineered Salmon

• Background on the Public Hearing on the Labeling of Food Made from the AquAdvantage Salmon August 2010

Beer

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

Biotechnology

• Draft Guidance for Industry: Voluntary Labeling Indicating Whether Foods Have or Have Not Been Developed Using Bioengineering January 17, 2001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

• Guidance for Industry: Safe Handling Statements, Labeling of Shell Eggs; Refrigeration of Shell Eggs Held for Retail Distribution

• Eggs Guidance Documents & Regulatory Information

Food Allergens

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

Food Irradiation

• Irradiation in the Production, Processing and Handling of Food - Final Rule November 30, 2012

• Guidance: 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

• Irradiation in the Production, Processing, and Handling of Food - Proposed Rule April 4, 2007

• Irradiation in the Production, Processing, and Handling of Food - Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making February 17, 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

• 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)

Menu and Vending Machines

• Menu and Vending Machines Labeling Requirements

Milk

• Guidance for Industry: Labeling of Certain Beers Subject to the Labeling Jurisdiction of the Food and Drug Administration (December 2014)
• Interim Guidance on the Voluntary Labeling of Milk and Milk Products that have not been treated with Recombinant Bovine Somatropin (59 FR 6279, February 10, 1994)
• Guidance for Industry: Ultrafiltered Milk in the Production of Standardized Cheeses and Related Cheese Products

"Natural"

• Use of the Term "Natural" on Food Labeling

Organic

• Use of the Term "Organic" on Food Labels

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

  • 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

Whole Grains

• Draft Guidance: Whole Grain Label Statements (February 2006)

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 21, 2007

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Food Standards

• 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 - 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: Guidance for Industry: Standard of Identity for White Chocolate; Small Entity Compliance Guide July 17, 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 15, 2009