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Eating Healthier and Feeling Better
Learn how the Nutrition Facts Label can help reduce your risk of heart disease.
Eating Healthier and Feeling Better Using the Nutrition Facts Label

Cancer and its treatments can weaken your immune system—making you more susceptible to many types of infections.
Food safety is important for everyone—but it’s especially important for you.
Food Safety for People with Cancer

Nutrition Facts Label: Read the Label Youth Outreach Campaign
Use this campaign to help your kids understand the label and make smart food choices.
Nutrition Facts Label: Read the Label Youth Outreach Campaign

FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
The most sweeping reform of our food safety laws in more than 70 years aims to ensure the U.S. food supply is safe by focusing on prevention.
FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)

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Recalls, Outbreaks & Emergencies

Food recalls, safety alerts and advisories, outbreak investigations, and keeping food safe in emergencies.

Foodborne Illness & Contaminants

Preventing foodborne illness and info on pathogens, chemicals, pesticides, natural toxins, and metals.

Ingredients, Packaging & Labeling

Information about ingredients, additives, contact substances, GRAS, allergens, and nutrition labeling.

Dietary Supplements

Using dietary supplements and FDA's role in regulating supplement products and dietary ingredients.

Food Defense

FDA's role in helping reduce the risk of malicious, criminal, or terrorist actions on the food supply.

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Biotechnology, laboratory methods and publications, research strategic plan, and research areas such as risk assessment and consumer behavior.

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Guidance documents, FSMA, CGMPs, HACCP, facility registration, retail food protection, and import/export.

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A New Way to Contact FDA/Food
Overview of Requirements for a Food Business
Registration of Food Facilities
Importation of Food and Cosmetics

Recent Food News Releases and Updates

02/24/2015 Constituent Update: FDA, Federal Partners Develop Improved Method for Attributing Foodborne Illness
02/23/2015 Constituent Update: Comment Period for Fish Consumption Advice Closing
02/23/2015 Constituent Update: FDA Announces Availability of Grant For Food Products Database
02/12/2015 News Release: California food company to cease operations for repeated food safety violations

Recent Food Recalls

WhiteWave Foods Voluntarily Recalls Horizon Cheddar Sandwich Crackers
CON YEAGER SPICE COMPANY'S REVISED VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR GROUND CUMIN AND SEASONING BLENDS (CONTAINING GROUND CUMIN)DUE TO POTENTIAL UNDECLARED PEANUT ALLERGENS
Old Home Kitchens Issues Allergy Alert and Voluntary Recall on Undeclared Pecans In "Sock It To Me Creme Cake"
More Food Recalls

Recent Outbreaks

FDA Investigated Listeria monocytogenes Illnesses Linked to Caramel Apples
FDA Investigated Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis Linked to Mung Bean Sprouts Produced by Wonton Foods Inc. of New York
FDA Investigated Listeria monocytogenes in Sprouts from Wholesome Soy Products, Inc.
More Outbreak Investigations

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Eating Healthier and Feeling Better

Cancer and its treatments can weaken your immune system—making you more susceptible to many types of infections.

Nutrition Facts Label: Read the Label Youth Outreach Campaign

FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)