Other Labeling Issues

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
	United Kingdom Food Standards Agency	Agency Encourages Clearer Food Labelling Guidelines aim at helping manufacturers in present vital product information in a clearer way. They focus on recommendations for the presentation of information, focusing on factors such as size, font and layout to ensure optimum visibility. They also recommend front-of-pack nutritional information to help consumers make an informed choice on the food they buy. The full guidance document can be accessed from this link. (more) Publication Date: Monday, June 2, 2008	Jun 3, 2008
	Office of the Attorney General, California Department of Justice	Attorney General Lockyer Files Lawsuit to Require Consumer Warning About Cancer-Causing Chemical in Potato Chips and French Fries: Action Against Nine Firms Says Warning on Acrylamide Required by Proposition 65 Release regarding a lawsuit against nine potato chip and french fry manufacturers for violating Proposition 65 requirements of warnings about acrylamide. A copy of the complaint is included as an attachment. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 Publication Date: Friday, August 26, 2005	Aug 31, 2005
	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration/Eastern Research Group, Inc.	Current State of Food Product Open Dates in the U.S. Eastern Research Group, under contract with FDA, conducted this study of food product open dates. The information in this study was sought through literature reviews, multiple in-store surveys of food products and discussions with industry personnel and trade organizations. The survey universe consists of 149 product categories covering baked, dairy, frozen, refrigerated, shelf-stable, and chilled ready to eat food products. In addition to examining the current regulatory and industry framework under which U.S. food manufacturers currently operate, this study also provides quantitative information on the current practices on different types of food labeling in the United States. Furthermore, the study includes a comprehensive analysis of industry practices on shelf life testing and decision criteria used in open dating to better qualify the observed results and to further evaluate the potential consequences of adding or modifying open dates on food products. The last section of this study provides a summary of recent studies on consumer food handling and storage practices, as they are relevant to how consumers may interpret different product open dates. (more) Publication Date: Friday, July 18, 2003	Nov 3, 2003
	DMST, OSAS, CFSAN, Food and Drug Administration/RTI	FDA Labeling Cost Model An update to RTI's 1990 labeling cost model to better meet the FDA's current needs in estimating labeling costs. The report, entitled "FDA Labeling Cost Model: Final Report," includes background information, discussion of the revised cost estimates used in the model, a description of the assumptions and calculations used, and instructions for using the model. The model and instructions are downloadable. Software requirements: Stata and Microsoft Excel. Acknowledgement: With special thanks to the Economics Team in FDA-CFSAN, Office of Scientific Analysis and Support, Division of Market Studies. (more) Publication Month: January 2003	Feb 20, 2003
		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
	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
	Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling, and Dietary Supplements, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Guidance for Industry: Implementation of Section 10809 of the Farm Security and Investment Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-171, ? 10809 (2002) Regarding the Petition Process to Request Approval of Labeling for Foods that Have Been Treated with Irradiation Guidance document regarding the petition process for approval of labeling for irradiated foods. Publication Month: October 2002	May 21, 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
	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
	International Portal on Food Safety, Animal and Plant Health, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	IPFSAPH - Labeling Resources on labeling from the International Portal on Food Safety, Animal and Plant Health. Includes legislation/regulations, notifications, standards, official summaries, and other resources from national and international bodies. (more)	Dec 5, 2005
	Berkeley Electronic Press	Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization Journal produced in conjunction with the University of Nebraska's Center for Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization that publishes articles on industrial organization research related to the food and agriculture industries. Topics include food safety, labeling, economic aspects, and more. Abstracts are freely available online, but access to the fulltext may require subscription or purchase. (more)	May 17, 2004
	Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission	Labelling: Competitiveness, Consumer Information and Better Regulation for the EU Background paper outlining DG SANCO's current consideration of a number of labeling issues, including general food labeling, nutrition labeling, origin labeling, GMO labeling, and more. Comments are requested. (more) Deadline: Friday, June 16, 2006 Publication Month: February 2006	Mar 15, 2006
	Kremen, Amy; Greene, Catherine; Hanson, Jim	Organic Produce, Price Premiums, and Eco-Labeling in U.S. Farmers' Markets Report of a study regarding the sale of organic foods at farmers markets. Includes discussion of organic farmers' participation in farmers markets, demand for organic products, advertising and labeling, and pricing of organic products at farmers' markets. (more) Publication Month: April 2004	Apr 8, 2004
	Directorate F - Food and Veterinary Office, Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission	Overview Report of a Series of Missions Carried Out in All Member States During 2002 in Order to Evaluate the Operation of Controls Over the Traceability and Labelling of Beef and Minced Beef Summary report on evaluations of the operation of official controls over beef traceability and labeling in EU Member States. Annexes include "Programme of Missions" and "Legislation Applicable to the Missions". (more) Publication Date: Friday, September 12, 2003	Sep 22, 2003
	College of Agriculture and Home Economics, Washington State University	Pesticide Information Center On-Line: Label and Tolerance Databases Database on pesticide tolerances and labels relative to the Pacific Northwest. Searches and output format are customizable relative to the information available. (more)	Jul 19, 2002
	National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods, Office of Public Health and Science, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Potential Scientific Parameters that Must be Considered to Establish Global Dates for Refrigerated Ready-to-Eat Foods This document discusses issues related to the development of safety-based use-by date labels for ready-to-eat foods. Publication Date: Thursday, March 7, 2002	Sep 3, 2004
	Prime Label Consultants, Inc.	Prime Label Consultants, Inc. Food labeling consultants. The website includes information about their services, getting a label approved, food labeling training, a demo of labeling software, and more. (more)	Jan 13, 2003
	European Commission	Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Addition of Vitamins and Minerals and of Certain Other Substances to Foods Proposed regulation to harmonize national rules of Member States regarding the addition of vitamins, minerals, and some other substances to foods. Includes definitions and discussion of conditions for adding vitamins and minerals, restrictions on the addition of vitamins and minerals, purity criteria, maximum and minimum amounts, labeling and advertising, mandatory addition of vitamins and minerals, restricted and prohibited substances, and other relevant issues. Annexes include "Vitamins and minerals which may be added to foods," "Vitamin formulations and mineral substances which may be added to foods," and "Substances and whose use in foods is prohibited or subject to conditions." There is also a Basic Impact Assessment Statement. (more) Publication Date: Saturday, October 11, 2003	Nov 12, 2003
	Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California Environmental Protection Agency	Proposition 65 - State's Qualified Experts: Proposed Acrylamide Work Plan Draft work plan regarding the application of California Proposition 65 to foods based on levels of acrylamide. An updated version and final work plan is available at http://www.oehha.ca.gov/prop65/docs_state/arcyl2.html. (more) Publication Date: Friday, August 1, 2003	Aug 4, 2003
	Maunsell, Blaithin; Pearce, Rachel; Bolton, Declan, Eds.	The Science of Food: Safety and Nutrition: Proceedings of the Final International EU-RAIN Conference Hosted by Teagasc, Ashtown Food Research Centre (Formerly The National Food Centre), Ireland: Croke Park Stadium, Dublin, Ireland: December 1st - ... Proceedings from this conference with such sessions as "Diet, Sport and Risk Communication," "The Future of Food," "Food Safety: Management and Audit," "Food Safety: Epidemiology and Microbiology," and "The Future of Food Safety". (more) Deadline: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 Event Dates: Thursday, December 1, 2005 - Friday, December 2, 2005 Publication Month: December 2005	Dec 21, 2005
	United Kingdom Food Standards Agency	Survey on the Meat Content of Certain Meat Products Report of a survey of recipes, samples of raw materials and final products at the point of manufacture on 191 meat products covering sausages, burgers, pies and kebabs from 146 different manufacturers. Annexes include 'LOCAL AUTHORITIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE SURVEY', 'FSA METHOD TOP CALCULATE MEAT CONTENT', 'THE CLITRAVI METHOD', 'STUBBS AND MORE CALCULATION USING NITROGEN FACTORS', 'CALCULATION OF ANALYTICAL UNCERTAINTY', 'RESULTS OF MEAT CONTENT CALCULATIONS' and more. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, October 30, 2007	Nov 1, 2007
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Uniform Compliance Date for Food Labeling Regulations Final rule that establishes a uniform compliance date for new food labeling regulations that are issued in 2005 and 2006. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2004	Dec 15, 2004
	Audit, Review, and Compliance Branch, Livestock and Seed Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	USDA Beef Export Verification (BEV) Program This page provides procedures, a listing of eligible suppliers, and other resources related to the BEV Program. This program allows for products to be issued an FSIS Export certificate that states that the meat products were derived from cattle slaughtered in the U.S., and allows products to be labeled as meeting the BEV Program requirements. (more)	Aug 21, 2003
	Visual Expert	Warnings and Warning Labels This page discusses warning effectiveness by addressing the mental operations that a consumer must go through when processing a warning. (more)	Mar 6, 2003

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