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What is the most current FDA food code? ›

The 2022 Food Code (10th edition) reflects the agency's continued commitment to maintaining cooperative programs with state, local, tribal, and territorial governments.

The Food Code is a model for best practices to ensure the safe handling of food in a retail setting. It has significantly reduced the risk for foodborne illness within retail establishments, thus strengthening consumer confidence in the safety of the food we eat from supermarkets and restaurants.

In conclusion, an item in violation of the FDA Food Code could include contaminated products, altered labeling, or the presence of substances not approved by the FDA. These matters are taken seriously to ensure consumer safety and maintain public health standards.

See FDA Food Code § 3-602.12(C). In announcing this change, the FDA wrote that “[u]nintended food allergen exposure poses a serious risk to consumers with food allergies,” and “[c]onsumers with food allergies depend on allergen information that is made available either verbally or written by the food establishment.”

For packaged foods, the 2022 FDA Food Code requires that major food allergens, now including sesame, be clearly labeled on the packaging. Manufacturers must list the allergens in the ingredients section or provide a separate allergen statement to inform consumers of the presence of any major allergens.

Foods regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) generally include: Food products (other than meat, poultry, and egg products as regulated by the United States Department of Agriculture), such as: Dairy, produce, spices, nuts, cereals, flour, legumes, fruit & vegetable juices, vegetarian entrees, etc.

Title 21 of the United States Code governs Food and Drugs in the United States Code (U.S.C.).

The FDA Product Code is a seven-character alphanumeric string composed of five components, the Product Industry Code, the Class Code, the Subclass Code, the Process Indicator Code, and the Group Code.

The Code of Federal Regulations Title 21 contains the codified Federal laws and regulations that are in effect as of the date of the publication pertaining to food and drugs, both legal pharmaceuticals and illegal drugs. Sign up for email alerts on CFR Title 21, Food & Drugs products, news, and offers.

FDA regulates all foods and food ingredients introduced into or offered for sale in interstate commerce, with the exception of meat, poultry, and certain processed egg products regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

What is one of the eight major food allergens according to the FDA Food Code? ›

While many different foods can cause allergic reactions, the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004 (FALCPA) identifies eight foods as major food allergens: milk, eggs, fish, Crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, and soybeans.

FDA Food Code References: 3-402.11

The Food Code (3-402.11-12) requires that fish that is served raw or undercooked be frozen for the destruction of parasites. This requirement includes the serving and sale of “Sushi” in restaurants, bars and retail food stores.

Specifically, FDA Food Code Section 4.7 excludes using any means of measuring or indicating temperature that can be reversed such as probe thermometers, reversible temperature indicating labels, conventional glass bulb thermometers, etc.

Major Food Allergens

Congress passed the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004 (FALCPA). This law identified eight foods as major food allergens: milk, eggs, fish, Crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, and soybeans.

Among other things, in the final rule establishing part 117 (21 CFR part 117), we modernized and placed in part 117, subpart B the longstanding current good manufacturing practice requirements (CGMPs) codified in part 110 (21 CFR part 110). We staggered the compliance dates for part 117 based on business size.

They both bring a unique perspective to the Food Code. Glenda and her team author the Food Code with updated information every four years in a full edition and in the interim two years with a Supplement to the full edition Food Code.

The Food Code as provided by FDA is not a regulation or a rule but rather a guide to best practices. A revised Food Code is published every 4 years. How does the Food Code get adopted? Regulatory bodies within each state or jurisdiction can decide what version or sections of a Food Code they will adopt.