Sources of Information for Food Companies

Dr. John Mount

jmount@utk.edu

web page: http://web.utk.edu/~jmount

Department of Food Science and Technology

Web page: http://web.utk.edu/~foodsci

 

WEB SITES

Local Knox County Regulations

      Public Health regulations                 http://www.korrnet.org/knox/health/

            Inspection form                         http://www.korrnet.org/knox/health/food/Publish/form.html

     

State of Tennessee Regulations

            Department of Agriculture         http://www.state.tn.us/agriculture/regulate/regulate.html

            Doing Business in Tennessee     http://www.state.tn.us/dobuis.html

                        Regulations                   http://www.state.tn.us/ecd/rg_ch4.htm

 

Federal United States Regulations

      Food and Drug Administration                                http://www.fda.gov/

                        Umbrella Good Manufacturing Practices     http://web.utk.edu/~jmount/Classes/495/gmp.htm

      Specific Good Manufacturing Practices       http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/haccp.html  

Dietary supplements                  http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx/21cfr111.html

Thermally processed low-acid foods     http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx/21cfr113.html       

Acidified foods                                     http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx/21cfr114.html

Fish and fishery products                      http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx/21cfr123.html       

Bottled drinking water                           http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx/21cfr129.html

HACCP resources                   http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/haccp.html

Nutritional Label                       http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fdnewlab.html

Food Safety Initiative link          http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fs-toc.html  

Food Code link                        http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/foodcode.html  

 

      United States Dept of Agriculture                http:///www.usda.gov/

HACCP resources                   http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OA/haccp/imphaccp.htm       

HACCP generic models link     http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OA/haccp/models.htm  

Composition of foods               http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/

 

 

 

 

 

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOOD SAFETY RESOURCES

      U.S. Food and Drug Administration                                                www.fda.gov

      FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition                        vm.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html

      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention                                    www.cdc.gov  

      U.S. Department of Agriculture                                                       www.usda.gov

      U.S. Department of Education                                                        www.ed.gov

      U.S. Department of Health and Human Services                              www.os.dhhs.gov

      National Institutes of Health                                                            www.nih.gov

 

INDUSTRY AND EDUCATIONAL FOOD SAFETY RESOURCES

      The Partnership for Food Safety Education                                     www.fightbac.org

      American Egg Board                                                                      www.aeb.org

      American Meat Institute                                                                  www.meatami.org

      Food Marketing Institute                                                                 www.fmi.org

      Grocery Manufacturers of America                                                 www.gmabrands.org

      National Broiler Council                                                                  www.eatmorechicken.com

      National Cattlemen’s Beef Association                                            www.ncanet.org

      Produce Marketing Association                                                      www.pma.com

      The Soap and Detergent Association                                               www.sdahq.org

      U.S. Poultry and Egg Association                                                    www.poultryegg.org

      National Food Safety Database                                                      www.foodsafety.org

      International Food Information Council                                            ificinfo.health.org

      Food Chemical News                                                                     www.fcnpublishing.com

 

INTERNATIONAL FOOD SAFETY RESOURCES

      Food Safety Unit World Health Organization              www.who.org/programmes/fsf/fsf_home.htm

      European Food Information Council                                                www.eufic.org

      FoodNet, Canada                                                                          foodnet.fic.ca

      Health Secretary, Mexico                                                               cenids.ssa.gob.mx/principal2.html

      Institute of Food Science & Technology                                          www.easynet.co.uk/ifst

      Agriculture and Agri-food Canada                                                  www.aceis.agr.ca

      Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations                      www.fao.org

        International Organization for Standardization                                             www.iso.ch