Description
Understanding the manner in which FDA and USDA regulate ingredients, and the specific requirements and formats for ingredient statement food labeling dictated by these agencies can be tricky. In this short course, we describe how FDA designates substances as food additives, color additives, and substances generally recognized as safe, or GRAS. This course will also demystify the requirements and formats required for FDA and USDA ingredient labeling, including rules specific to food additive function and category use, and additional labeling requirements triggered by certain ingredients.
Who should take this course:
Quality assurance, laboratory, manufacturing, and beginner regulatory professionals who want to understand the basics of ingredient food labeling regulatory requirements and food additive regulation.
*Note: This course will be available to you for 1 year from the date of purchase. A certificate will be issued upon successful completion of the course.
Objectives
- Understand the difference between FDA and USDA regulated food products.
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Discuss food additive use in different product types and discussion of usage rates for effectiveness and safety.
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Understand how FDA designates food additives, color additives and GRAS substances; insights into how novel substances enter the marketplace either as approved food additives, approved color additives, or affirmed as GRAS.
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Create a compliant ingredient statement for a food product.
Certificate
By completing/passing this course, you will attain the certificate 2025 Mérieux NutrriSciences Completion Certificate (Exam)
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