Food Regulations

  

  • U.S. Food Regulations

Requirement of Laws and Regulations Enforced by the U.S. FDA

Food Safety and Inspection Service 
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is the public health agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture responsible for ensuring that meat, poultry, and egg products are safe, wholesome, and accurately labeled.
Federal Register - Online via GPO Access 
The Federal Register is the official publication for Presidential Documents and Executive Orders as well as Notices, Rules and Proposed Rules from Federal Agencies and Organizations.
U.S. FDA Press Releases
An up-to-date source of announcements from the FDA regarding food.
Federal Register
Contains a number of sites with access to the full text of the Federal Register which are also searchable by keyword.
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations
A searchable database containing the text of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations
FDA Centre for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Contains information on food additives, pesticides, food labeling, inspections, HACCP and more.
Pesticides and Food Safety - EPA, USDA, FDA

Contains information from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) related to pesticides and food safety.
 
  • Canadian Food Regulations
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
A look at the new Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
Regulations for Country-of-Origin Labelling of Food Products in Canada
An Inter-Governmental Working Group has prepared a document describing Country-of-Origin labelling regulations for food products in Canada.
Guide to Food Labelling and Advertising
Providing labelling and advertising requirements, policies and guidelines which deal with statements and claims made for foods, including alcoholic beverages.
New Customs Tariff
Description of proposed simplified Customs Tariff which is intended to be implemented in 1998.
Health Canada Field Compliance Guides
Health Canada has prepared compliance guides that provide good background information on a variety of food safety issues.
Treasury Board Secretariat - Regulatory Affairs
Brings you up to date on regulatory initiatives of the federal government.
AAFC Regulatory Initiatives
Contains an overview of Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada's Regulatory Initiatives for 1995 and the Future.
Canadian Tariffs and Customs Procedures
Revenue Canada's Electronic Bulletin Board.

Revenue Canada