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COMPLIANCE POLICY GUIDE (CPG)

CPG Sec 560.200 Country of Origin Labeling November 2005

Download the Final Compliance Policy Guide (CPG)
Final
Issued by:
Guidance Issuing Office
Human Foods Program
Office of Inspections and Investigations

Food labeling statements regarding geographical origin must not be false or misleading in any particular. FDA's policy prohibiting false or misleading labeling of food applies equally to imported and domestic products (*section 403(a)(1)* and 21 CFR 101.18).

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Submit comments on this guidance document electronically via docket ID: FDA-2013-S-0610 - Specific Electronic Submissions Intended For FDA's Dockets Management Staff (i.e., Citizen Petitions, Draft Proposed Guidance Documents, Variances, and other administrative record submissions)

If unable to submit comments online, please mail written comments to:

Dockets Management
Food and Drug Administration
5630 Fishers Lane, Rm 1061
Rockville, MD 20852

All comments should be identified with the title of the guidance.

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