General Labeling Considerations
- California Wine and the EU Wine Policy Reform; Henrich Brunke, Rolf A. E. Mueler and Daniel A. Sumner; University of California AIC Issues Brief, May 2008 - This report discusses U.S. trade with European Union countries and EU policies on vineyard removal, planting rights, chaptalization, labeling and end of distillation support.
- Certification and Labeling Considerations for Agricultural Producers, Western Extension Marketing Committee, University of Arizona, 2005.
- Claims Guidance for Meat and Poultry Labels, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA - This section provides clarification on natural vs. organic, animal production claims and labeling organic products.
- Commercial Item Descriptions, Ag Marketing Service - This site contains descriptions used to determine food products.
- Does the Organic Label Really Mean What Consumers Want it to Mean?, Cornell University, 2002 - This article examines consumer attitudes toward organic food.
- Ecolabel Value Assessment: Consumer and Food Business Perceptions of Local Foods, Leopold Center, Iowa State University, 2003 - This study identified consumer attitudes and perceptions of food labeling issues and willingness to pay for locally grown foods.
- Establishment Labeling Responsibilities, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA - Meat, poultry and egg product establishments are responsible for accurately labeling their product for human consumption. All labels must be approved by FSIS.
- Food Allergens
- Food Allergen Labeling, Details of the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004.
- Food Ingredients, International Food Information Council, 2004 - Use of food ingredients, regulations and labeling.
- Food Ingredients - Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS), Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA - A substance added to food must be approved by FDA unless its use is GRAS.
- Food Product Basic Label Requirements, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, 1999 - This two-page document lists food label requirements.
- Food Labeling Guide, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA - FDA has set minimum type sizes of 6 and 8 points for various label copy. There are minimum spacing requirements between lines of copy.
- Food Labeling Questions and Answers, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA - This includes information regarding nutrition, servings and food sold in bulk containers.
- Food Standards: Requirements for Substitute Standardized Meat and Poultry Products Named by Use of an Expressed Nutrient Content Claim and a Standardized Term, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), 2005 - The FSIS published its final rule allowing the use of nutrient claims in the names of meat products. The rule becomes effective January 1, 2008, but processors can voluntarily adopt the rule's provisions at any time before then. Under the rule, processors will be able to add nutrient claims to the names of existing standards of identity. For instance, a pork sausage product can be altered slightly to make a "low-fat pork sausage" product or a hot dog vendor could offer "reduced sodium chicken franks" as long as the claims are true. Other claims authorized include "fat-free," "low-fat," "low cholesterol," "light" and the like.
- FSIS Statement of Interim Policy on Carbohydrate Labeling Statements, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), Labeling and Consumer Protection.
- Health Claims, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA - Appendix C of The Food Labeling Guide contains a summary of health claims approved for use on food and dietary supplement labels.
- Health Claim or Nutrient Content Claim Based on an Authoritative Statement of a Scientific Body, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA - FDA has prepared a guide on how a firm can make use of authoritative statement-based health claims.
- Meat and Poultry Labeling Terms, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.
- Nutrient Content Claims, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA.
- Nutrition Labeling in the Food-Away-From-Home Sector: An Economic Assessment, Economic Research Service, USDA, 2005 - Current nutrition labeling law exempts much of the food purchased away from home from mandatory labeling regulations.
- Qualified Health Claims, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA.
- Relative (or Comparative) Nutrient Content Claims, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA.
- Structure/Function Claims, Small Entity Compliance Guide, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA.
- Trans Fat on Food Labels, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA - FDA requires food manufacturers to list trans fat on Nutrition Facts labels.
- What’s on a Food Label?, Kansas State University, 2006 - This eight-page guide reviews what information appears on a product. An explanation is given for listing ingredients, nutrition facts, serving size and other related information.
Links checked February 2008.
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