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How are Point of Sale Displays for Alcoholic Beverages Regulated?

Are there any regulations pertaining to packing for point of sale displays of customer provided bottled alcoholic beverages?

Are Insignificant Components of Flavoring Ingredients Required to be Listed on a Food Label?

If caramel color is a component of a flavor ingredient, but adds no function to the total formula, does the caramel color need to be declared on...

Are Both Imperial and Metric Measurements Required on Packaging?

Does USA law require that packages manufactured and filled in the USA be labeled with both metric and pounds indicating the package capacity?

How is the Cross-Reference in Section 175.300 Interpreted?

What is the right interpretation of "Substances the use of which is permitted by regulations in this part" found in Section 175.300 (b)(3)? This...

What is the Difference Between "FDA Compliant" and "FDA Approved"?

Is there a difference between the terms "FDA Compliant" and "FDA Approval" for a product?

Is Carbon Monoxide Permitted as a Modified Atmosphere Packaging Component?

I have read that the use of carbon monoxide in contact with food has been banned by the European Union. Having spent many hours trying to track...

What Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Requirements Apply to Food-Contact Substances?

For compliance with the FDA's indirect Food Additives, 21 CFR 174.5, do additives/raw materials that will be used to manufacture color...

What is the Status of GB 9685?

What type of certification do you need to be included on China's "positive list" of 959 food additives that will be authorized for use in food...

What cGMP Requirements Apply to Equipment Used to Produce Pharmaceuticals?

How would 21 CFR 211 impact a printer that prints supplied graphics on tubing received from another company? The printer does not create the...