The Food and Drug Administration’s “Guidance for Industry: Nutrition Labeling of Standard Menu Items in Restaurants and Similar Retail Food Establishments; Small Entity Compliance Guide” (Guidance for ...

The first step in understanding food labels is to know what information is required by law. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), there are several mandatory components of a food label ...

Each year when federal statistics are released, it comes as little surprise that violations of OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard are among the top 10 safety citations issued to general industry.

Accurate and easy-to-understand nutrition labeling is a worthy public health goal that should be considered an important strategy among many to address obesity and poor diet. Updating the Nutrition ...

Product labels can be viewed as a “clinical instruction manual”, providing a concise description of the benefits and risks for a consumer and relevant information to dispensers, patients, and their ...

Food labeling is one of the least objectionable types of regulation bursting into the scene in recent decades. It is also one of the least successful. It is easy to see why labelists hang such high ...

As more states pass mandatory GMO labeling laws, Congress has been trying to take action to unify the potpourri of local statutes. Sensing that the populist tide for labeling is sweeping through many ...

Medical device labeling is considered as important as classifying a product or creating an insulation diagram. In IEC 60601-1, labeling is deemed "a critical component of a medical device." 1 The ...

Priyanka Chaudhary and Vikram Shetty outline the current challenges and opportunities presented by e-labeling around the world. The package insert or prescribing information is the key mechanism used ...