Food Industry Resource Center

Industry Specific Definitions

Overview of the US Food Manufacturing Industry

Provided by the US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics

About the FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
CFSAN, in conjunction with the Agency's field staff, is responsible for promoting and protecting the public's health by ensuring that the nation's food supply is safe, sanitary, wholesome, and honestly labeled, and that cosmetic products are safe and properly labeled.

Inside CFSAN

CFSAN Fact Sheet [HTML] [PDF]

Articles On CFSAN

Keeping the Nation's Food Supply Safe: FDA's Big Job Done Well

Food for Thought: An Interview With Joseph A. Levitt

Inside FDA: Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

The International Flow of Food: FDA Takes on Growing Responsibilities for Imported Food Safety

US FDA and CFSAN 

FDA ALMANAC: Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

CFSAN's Web Site

CFSAN's Cosmetic Page

CFSAN's Industry Assistance Information

Animal Feed (Regulated by the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine)

Regulatory Issues

Food CGMP Modernization — A Focus On Food Safety (2 November 2005)

Healthy People 2010 Focus Area Data Progress Review Focus Area 10: Food Safety Challenges, Barriers, Strategies and Opportunities

Commissioner McClellan's Speech At The National Food Processors Association's Food Safety Summit on 20 March 2003

FDA's Food and Cosmetic Regulatory Responsibilities

The International Flow of Food: FDA Takes on Growing Responsibilities for Imported Food Safety

Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002

Liberty Shield: FDA Issues New Food Security Guidance

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