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The USDA is an organization that promotes and protects U.S. agricultural health. It regulates all food products besides meat, poultry, or eggs.
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The FDA is a federal agency of the Department of Health and Human Services. It protects the public health by ensuring the efficacy and security of medical devices, human and veterinary drugs, vaccines, and biological products.
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The Pure Food and Drugs Act was a centerpiece of progressive reforms to regulate food and drugs. This act prohibits the sale of adulterated or misbranded food and drugs in interstate commerce.
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The MIA was a U.S. legislation signed by President Theodore Roosevelt that prohibited the sale of adulteration or misbranded livestock. Furthermore, it derived products as food and ensured that livestock were slaughtered and processed under the most sanitary of conditions.
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These regulations were a list, as requested by manufacturers and users, of seven colors allowed to be added for use in processed food and drugs.
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The Gould Amendment was an amendment introduced as a part of the Pure Food and Drugs Act. It required contents to be explicitely marked outside of the food package to prevent adulteration or misbranding.
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The Mapes amendment is an expansion of the FDA regulations and authorizes FDA standards of quality and fill-of-container for canned food, besides meat and milk products.
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The FD&C Act were a set of laws passed in 1938 by Congress to aid the FDA. Enacting this law tightened the control over drugs & food and enhanced the government´s ability to enforce the law.
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It is a designation list by the FDA of what chemical or substance is considered safe by experts.
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The Delaney Clause are a part of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic laws which were enacted by Congress since 1958. It states that no cause-cancer agents, in animals nor humans, shall be added to food.
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The FAA was an amendment that was passed due to the FD&C Act of 1938. It served as a response to the concerns about the safety of new food additives.
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The Color Additives Amendment was an amendment created for the Food, Drugs, and Cosmetic Act. It required that color additives listed as only "suitable and safe" could be added into food.
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The FHSA was a law passed in 1960 regarding the concerns of chemicals in our everyday food. It requires labelling on the container of hazardous household products to help consumers safely store and be informed about what first aid steps to take if an accident occurs.
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The FPLA is a consumer protection legislation that directs the FDA and the FTC to issue regulations for the packaging and labelling of products.
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The SSLA was a US federal statute enacting requirements for a scientific observation regarding the impurities in, potential toxicity, and problematic carcinogenicity of a non-nutritive sweetener called saccharin.
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The NLEA was a law signed by congress as a way to educate consumers and encourage consumption of healthy foods via the use of health claims for food.
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The Food Code is a guideline which provides thousands of food control agencies policies they must follow. In other words, it represents the best practices regarding safe food storage, handling, and preparation.
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This act is a statute of United States Federal legislation which defines and and regulates dietary supplements. For instance, manufacturers and distributors of said suppplements are prohibited from marketing products that are either adulterated or misbranded.
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The HACCP Regulations for Seafood were a final set of procedures published by the FDA in which required processors of fish and fishery products to develop and implement HAACP.
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The FALCPA was a law passed by congress as a way for consumers to easily recognize the presence of allergens in food.
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The FSMA was a reform signed into law by President Obama in 2011. It aimed to ensure the U.S. food supply was safe by shifting the focus to preventing contamination of the food supply rather than responding to it.