U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition
Food Ingredients and Packaging

Mission Statement of the Food Ingredient Safety Program

 

Overview

* Consumer Information

* Industry Information
(formerly Technical Documents for Industry)

Notification Programs

* Food Packaging

* GRAS

Food and Color Additives

* Guidance

* Browse the CFR for information on Food Additives and Other Food Ingredients (21 CFR Sections 170-199)

Databases

* Everything Added to Food (EAFUS)

* Indirect Additives

* Food Contact Substance Database (CEDI/ADI)

 

To assure that the use of food ingredients is safe by:

  • Evaluating new applications efficiently & effectively

  • Expediting applications that mitigate food hazards

  • Meeting high performance standards with strong science and modern infrastructure

  • Directing resources to issues of greater public health importance while anticipating future trends

  • Maintaining data to monitor safety over time

  • Conducting research that supports the FDA regulatory agenda

 

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