Posted April 7, 2014
The National Agricultural Law Center offers a wide
range of resources, one of which is the Food Labeling Reading Room available here.
Food labeling is generally regulated by the U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S.
Federal Trade Commission (FTC). USDA’s Food
Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is responsible for ensuring that the
nation’s commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe and
properly labeled. Other agencies are involved
regulating certain labels such as alcohol labels.
Examples of food labeling issues include country of origin
labeling, qualified health claims, nutrient content claims, trans fat
labeling, allergens, organic labeling, natural labeling, animal production and
hormone labeling, irradiated food labeling, and biotech food labeling.
The Food Labeling Reading Room provides information on
major statutes, relevant regulations, links to the case law index for Food
Labeling, administrative law decisions, Center research publications, relevant
Congressional Research Service reports, and many other resources.
These resources are provided by the National
Agricultural Law Center as a free service to the public.
