Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition
  200 C Street SW; Washington, DC 20204 USA   

Overview

• What's New
• Overview and History of FDA and the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
  • FDA Organizational Chart (PDF) and CFSAN Organizational Chart
• Communicating with Our Stakeholders: The FDA Modernization Act of 1997
  • CFSAN 1998-2000 Activities
    • Review of CFSAN Research Programs
    • 1999 Program Accomplishments (Report Card) and 2000 Program Priorities
• Other regulatory agencies with responsibilities for foods
• Press Announcements and Fact Sheets
• National Food Safety Initiative
  • FDA Food Safety Initiative FY '99 Annual Report
  • www.FoodSafety.gov - Gateway to Government Food Safety Information

Program Areas

• Acidified and Low Acid Canned Foods
• Biotechnology
• Cosmetics
• Dietary Supplements
• Food Additives and Premarket Approval
• Foodborne Illness and Bad Bug Book (Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins)
• Food Labeling and Nutrition
• HACCP Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point
• Imports and Exports
• Inspections, Compliance, Enforcements and Recalls
• Pesticides and Chemical Contaminants and Total Diet Study
• Seafood and Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia (Fish Images)

Special Interest Areas

• Consumer Advice
• Federal/State Food Programs (Milk, Retail, & Shellfish; including 1999 Food Code)
• Industry Assistance and Starting a Food Business
• International / Codex / Other Languages
• Kids, Teens & Educators
• Seniors
• Women's Health

Interacting with the Center

• E-Mail and Phone Numbers for CFSAN, FDA & HHS
• How to Comment on Proposed Regulations & Submit Petitions
• How to Request Information or make a Freedom of Information Request (EFOIA)
• How to Obtain Federal Register Documents, the Code of Federal Regulations, and the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
• How to obtain FDA Food & Cosmetic Guidance Documents
• How to Report Problems to FDA
• Outreach and Information Center (Toll Free Food Information Line 1-888-SAFEFOOD)
• Public Meetings and Advisory Committees and Dockets Management
• Selected Vacancy Announcements

Other Sources of Food Information

• Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN), College Park, Maryland
  • JIFSAN Resource Page (Seminars, Grant Information, and Educational Opportunities)
  • Joint Program Pools Food Research Resources
• National Center for Food Safety and Technology Illinois
• Selected Non-FDA Sources of Food and Nutrition Information
• Other sources of chemical and biological information
• Center Resources Page

  

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