Food Labeling : Allergy Information.

Provides background on food allergies and reviews FDA efforts to provide improved labeling information for food allergy sufferers, including the consideration of voluntary labeling guidelines submitted by the Food Allergy Issues Alliance. Discusses proposed legislation to address the issue, and summ...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Allergy. Consumer protection. Labels. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides background on food allergies and reviews FDA efforts to provide improved labeling information for food allergy sufferers, including the consideration of voluntary labeling guidelines submitted by the Food Allergy Issues Alliance. Discusses proposed legislation to address the issue, and summarizes the provisions of the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004 (P.L.108-399).
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Nov. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.