Helpful Pages from Updated FDA Site

February 16, 2015

The FDA continues (as of 2015) to update their website, clarifying and making things more understandable. I love the new articles as they are very clear and easy to understand (as well as many of them being targetted to small and emerging business). The only thing is that they are a little hard to find! I still can’t figure out the categorization and menu system!

Here’s a list of some of the more helpful pages, directly linked so they are easier to find:

General:

Labeling:

Label Claims:

Specific Ingredients:

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