Exam Flashcards
Food Laws/Regulations can be broken down to what two areas?
Adulteration?
Misbranding?
Nature of food laws before Pure Food Act of 1906
Primarily state and local
Common law prevented sale of diseased meat
Limited activity at congressional level
Trigger points leading to passing of 1906 Act
- Reports of food fraud/danger
- The Jungle
- Embalmed Beef scandal
- Roosevelt investigates meat packing houses
Key changes to food laws due to 1906 act
- Add reg fx to bureau of chemistry
- USDA to inspect cattle, sheep, goats, horses when slaughtered and processed
- prevent adultered livestock from entering into food supply
Limits to 1906 acts
- No prohibition of false therapeutic claims
- No pre-market testing
- Misleading and false statements regarding ingredients banned
Trigger point of FD&C 1938
- Diethylene glycol deaths
Lessons learned from previous acts that FD&C helped manage
- Public not capable of self-protection
- Protect public from physical and economic harm
- Courts must ensure public is protected
USDA enforcement
Control
Withholding
Suspension
CFR
General and permanent rules published in the federal registrar by the agencies of the fed gov
Set of rules and regulations issued by federal agencies in the United States
CFR important chapters
FDA: title 21
USDA: title 7, 9
Food defintion
- Articles used for food or drink for man/other animals
- Chewing gum
- Articles used for components of the others articles
Food def refinement
Nutrilab vs. Shweiker
Starch blockers are a drug, not a food
Guidance:
- Common sense food?
- Consumed from taste/aroma/nutrition?
- No to either —> not a food
Intended use
An article can be either a food, drug, or a supplement, but not more than 1
USDA regulatory model
Continuous inspection authority
Pre-market approval
USDA/FSIS responsibility
All domestic meat intended for human consumption
FSIS personnel inspect all meat and poultry at slaughter
Min 1 federal inspector per line during operation
Responsibility begins when the animal enters and ends when products leave
FDA Form 482
Credentials and written notice of inspection
Factory inspection act of 1953
FDA Form 483
Notice of potential violations identified during inspection
Observations that are significant and correlate to processes/product being inspected
FDA warning letter
Recommendations on the steps need to meet compliance
Created by FDA policy
Label
Written, printed, or graphic matter upon the immediate container
Labeling
Labeling, on the other hand, includes the label, as well as any printed or written material that accompanies the product
5 Label requirements
- Identity
- Quantity
- Ingredients
- Nutrition labeling
- Responsible party
PDP
Front label of product most likely to be displayed to the consumer
Common name of food
Net quantity
Info panel
To the right of the PDP
Ingredient list
Name and location of manufacturer/packer/distributor
Nutrition panel