Allergen Nutrition/Food Content Labeling

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Advice to Consumers: Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004 Questions and Answers Questions and answers on the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004, including questions on changes to food labels, gluten, and advice for consumers with food allergy. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 Publication Date: Monday, December 12, 2005	Dec 14, 2005
	Office of Regulatory Affairs, Food and Drug Administration	Compliance Policy Guide: Sec. 555.250 Statement of Policy for Labeling and Preventing Cross-contact of Common Food Allergens Guidance for FDA staff that includes review of policy on the labeling of allergens in foods and on practices to prevent allergen cross-contact. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, April 19, 2001	Jun 18, 2004
		Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004 (Title II of Public Law 108-282) U.S. law regarding food allergen labeling and other related issues. Deadline: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 Publication Date: Monday, August 2, 2004	Oct 25, 2005
	Food and Drug Administration	Food Labeling; Gluten-Free Labeling of Foods; Public Meeting; Request for Comments College Park, MD: Public meeting to obtain comments regarding the definition and use of "gluten-free" labeling of foods. Comments are requested in response to a series of questions related to "gluten-free" labeling. The transcript from the public meeting is available here. (more) Deadline: Monday, September 19, 2005 Event Date: Friday, August 19, 2005 Publication Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2005	Jul 22, 2005
	Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration	Food Labeling--Gluten-Free Labeling of Foods Proposed rule in response to the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004 (FALCPA) regarding establishing a definition of the term 'gluten-free' and uniform conditions for its use in the labeling of foods, in order to provide truthful and accurate information with respect to foods so labeled to the individuals with celiac disease. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2007	Oct 4, 2007
	European Commission	Food Without Fear: New Food Labelling Rules Will Improve Consumer Information on Food Ingredients, in particular Allergens Release regarding an amendment to the EU food labeling Directive that will affect the listing of ingredients, especially allergens, in foodstuffs. It includes as an annex a "List of potential allergenic ingredients to be labelled". (more) Publication Date: Monday, September 29, 2003	Oct 6, 2003
	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Guidance for Industry: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergens, including the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004 (Edition 2): Final Guidance Questions and answers on allergen labeling requirements in the U.S. A more recent edition of this document is available. Deadline: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2005	Dec 22, 2005
	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Guidance for Industry: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergens, including the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004: Final Guidance Questions and answers on allergen labeling requirements in the U.S. A more recent edition of this document is available. Deadline: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, October 5, 2005	Nov 15, 2005
	Office of Nutrition, Labeling, and Dietary Supplements, CFSAN	Guidance for Industry: A Food Labeling Guide Questions and answers regarding food labeling, which are grouped by the food labeling area of interest. Appendices include "Definitions of Nutrient Claims", "Additional Requirements for Nutrient Content Claims", "Health Claims", "Qualified Health Claims", "Additional FDA Resources", "Calculate the Percent Daily Value (DV) for the Appropriate Nutrients", and more. (more) Publication Month: April 2008	Apr 30, 2008
	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Guidance for Industry: Frequently Asked Questions about Medical Foods Questions and answers regarding the definition of and regulations for medical foods. Publication Month: May 2007	Apr 30, 2008
	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Guidance for Industry: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergens, including the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004 (Edition 3): Final Guidance Questions and answers on allergen labeling requirements in the U.S. Deadline: Thursday, April 13, 2006 Publication Date: Thursday, April 6, 2006	Apr 13, 2006
	Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Guidance on the Labeling of Certain Uses of Lecithin Derived from Soy Under Section 403(w) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act Guidance regarding the labeling requirements for use of lecithin derived from soy. Deadline: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 Publication Month: April 2006	May 17, 2006
	Food and Drug Administration	Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Labeling: Cochineal Extract and Carmine Declaration Proposed rule to require food and cosmetic product labels to list the color additives cochineal extract and carmine to assist consumers with allergies to these additives. Includes discussion of regulatory options, costs, and benefits. (more) Deadline: Monday, May 1, 2006 Publication Date: Monday, January 30, 2006	Feb 7, 2006
	Landa, Michael M.	Qualified Health Claims: Letter of Denial - 100 percent Partially Hydrolyzed Whey Protein in Infant Formula and Reduced Risk of Food Allergy in Infants Letter regarding a qualified health claim for 100 percent partially hydrolyzed whey protein in infant formula and reducing the risk of food allergy in infants. Includes discussion of the scientific evaluation regarding this claim. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 Publication Date: Thursday, May 11, 2006	May 17, 2006
	Smith, Nick	Seeds of Opportunity: an Assessment of the Benefits, Safety, and Oversight of Plant Genomics and Agricultural Biotechnology Informational report that summarizes findings from three hearings of the Subcommittee on Basic Research held during the First Session of the 106th Congress. Includes discussion of the oversight of agricultural biotechnology, benefits and risks, regulation, and more. Appendices include "List of Findings and Recommendations" and more. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, April 13, 2000	Nov 15, 2004
	Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition/Central Science Laboratory	The Sixth Joint CSL/JIFSAN International Symposium on Food Safety and Nutrition: Bioactive Food Components Proceedings and presentations from this symposium held June 28-30, 2005 in Adelphi, MD. Topics covered included labeling issues and health claims, functional foods, nutritional risk, allergenicity, the application of "omics" to food science, biomarkers and surrogate endpoints for evaluating health benefits, consumer attitudes, and more. (more) Event Dates: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 - Thursday, June 30, 2005 Publication Date: Thursday, June 30, 2005	Mar 18, 2005
	Canadian Food Inspection Agency	A Tool for Managing Allergen Risk in Food Products Suggested "Allergen Check List for Food Suppliers and Manufacturers" to help food companies obtain information needed for the labeling of food allergens. (more) Publication Date: Friday, January 26, 2001	Jun 18, 2004

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