Food Labeling : The FDA's Role in the Selection of Healthy Foods.

Intro -- FOOD LABELLING:THE FDA'S ROLE IN THESELECTION OF HEALTHY FOODS -- FOOD AND BEVERAGECONSUMPTION AND HEALTH SERIES -- FOOD LABELLING:THE FDA'S ROLE IN THESELECTION OF HEALTHY FOODS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- FOOD LABELLING:FDANEEDS TO BETTER LEVERAGERESOURCES, IMPROVE OVERSIGHT, ANDEFFECTIVELY USE AVAILABLE DATA TO HELPCONSUMERS SELECT HEALTHY FOODS∗ -- ABBREVIATIONS -- RESULTS IN BRIEF -- BACKGROUND -- FDA HAS LIMITED ASSURANCE THAT COMPANIES ARECOMPLYING WITH FOOD LABELING REQUIREMENTS -- Food Labeling Oversight Has Not Kept Pace with the GrowingNumber of Firms -- Testing to Determine the Accuracy of Nutrient Information IsLimited and Outdated, and Shows Varying Degrees of Compliance -- tions in Response to Labeling Violations Have GenerallyDecreased or Remained Steady -- More Serious Enforcement Actions on Labeling Are GenerallyLimited -- FDA Has Collected but Not Analyzed Data on Labeling Violationsand Follow-up Actions -- CFSAN Continues to Maintain Duplicate Recall Database -- FDA REPORTS THAT RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS ANDLIMITED AUTHORITY CHALLENGE EFFORTS TOCARRY OUTFOOD-RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES, INCLUDING FOODLABELING -- FDA Asserts That Resources Have Not Kept Pace with GrowingResponsibilities -- FDA Has Reported That Certain Authorities It Lacks for FoodPrograms, Including Labeling, Would Help It Leverage Resourcesand Carry Out Regulatory Responsibilities -- KEY STAKEHOLDERS SUGGESTED ACTIONS TO HELPMITIGATE MISLEADING LABELING AND ASSISTCONSUMERS' EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY HEALTHY FOOD -- Other Countries and Several Key Stakeholders Favor UniformFront-of-Package Nutrition Symbols -- Stakeholders Suggested Other Actions That FDA Should Take toHelp Consumers Identify Healthy Foods -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION -- AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION -- APPENDIX IOBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY.

APPENDIX IIFDA-REGULATED AND -INSPECTED DOMESTIC ANDFOREIGN FOOD FIRMS, FISCAL YEARS 2001 THROUGH 2007 -- APPENDIX III. FDA INSPECTIONS OF FOOD FIRMS INFOREIGN COUNTRIES, FISCAL YEARS 2001 THROUGH 2007 -- APPENDIX IV. FUNDING AND STAFFING INFORMATION BYFDAMISSION, FISCAL YEARS 1998 THROUGH 2007 -- APPENDIX V: FDA'S ADMINISTRATION OF HEALTH CLAIMSIN RESPONSE TO THE PEARSON V. SHALALA RULING -- APPENDIX VI:COMMENTS FROM THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION -- GAO COMMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Appendix I -- Appendix V -- FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA):OVERVIEW AND ISSUES -- ABSTRACT -- FDA OVERVIEW -- FDA-RELATED ISSUES -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.

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