U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

www.fda.gov is the official Web site of the Unites States Food and Drug Administration.

• To report adverse reactions or other problems with FDA-regulated products, contact the FDA district office consumer complaint coordinator for your geographic area.

• Report Problems with Medical Products Online to FDA's MedWatch

• For access to the Code of Federal Regulations database of Regulations for Foods in US.

• For access to the Compliance Policy Guides Manual Contents/Update Page a database of generally accepted definitions and procedures for food industry.

• For information about the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004 (FALCPA), see US FDA/CFSAN - Information about Food Allergens.

• FDA provides information on small businesses requesting exemption from nutritional labeling for conventional food and dietary supplemental labeling.

  For more information 

• To learn more about FDA Proposed Definition of Gluten-Free for Labeling
• "Approaches to Establish Thresholds for Major Food Allergens and for Gluten in Food" Completed March 2006 and Prepared by The Threshold Working group

To view the full report

• Making Your Voice Heard at FDA: How to Comment on Proposed Regulations and Submit Petitions

   

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

www.usda.gov

is the official Web site of the United States Department of Agriculture.

• to search the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference of food ingredients (such as rice).

• to search reports on foods by single nutrients, such as calcium or niacin

• Problems with food products, what can you do? For instructions & information

to visit MyPyramid.gov and find nutrition information such as the food gallery's that show serving sizes.

•   to find out about accommodating children with special dietary needs in school nutrition programs