REPORTABLE FOOD REGISTRY
In September 2007, Congress passed the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007, with Title X relating to food safety. Most significant for GMA/FPA members is that the bill establishes a Reportable Food Registry. Click below for a summary of the new requirements.
Food Allergen Labeling Guidelines
The Food Allergy Issues Alliance is a group of food trade associations and other interested organizations that convene to discuss issues related to food allergy.
The Food Allergy Issues Alliance recognizes that consistency in labeling of food allergens could further address the needs of food allergic consumers, and has developed these Food Allergen Labeling Guidelines to address those needs.
Eighteen food, consumer and health organizations, and one scientific advisor have signed
on to the Food Allergen Labeling Guidelines.
- Food Allergy Issues Alliance, FOOD ALLERGEN LABELING GUIDELINES
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) - Code of Practice on Managing Food Allergens
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FPA Guidance Making Structure-Function Claims for Food
This FPA Guidance is intended to assist manufacturers of food products for which structure-function claims are made in food labeling or advertising.
This Guidance addresses the food safety and claims substantiation principles applicable to foods for which structure-function claims are made under the governing provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act).
This Guidance also integrates key principles derived from the body of antideception law, including the claims substantiation standards that have been developed under the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act) and the comparable consumer protection laws adopted by the 50 states.
This FPA Guidance applies to all food products, except for products marketed as
"dietary supplements" within the meaning of section 201(ff) of the FD&C Act, to which
distinct legal standards apply.
FPA Guidance Document for Making Structure-Function Claims for Food