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Food and Drug Administration
This one-page handout highlights the key changes being made to the new Nutrition Facts Label.
A listing of consumer information by topic. Topics include food allergies, food safety concerns, and what you need to know about dietary supplements.
The Science and Our Food Supply Teacher Guides are challenging hands-on, minds-on activities that link food safety and nutrition to students' everyday lives. They are crafted in a teacher-friendly modular format that easily fit into science, health, and other classes.
Learn how to understand your blood pressure reading and control high blood pressure.
Provides tips on food safety when caring for infants and children.
Learn how to choose fish that are lower in mercury, which is important for young children and people who are pregnant or breastfeeding. Also see Photonovels for Hispanic American and Chinese American Families on the Advice about Eating Fish.
Download and print these charts which show nutrition information for the 20 most frequently consumed raw fruits, vegetables, and fish in the United States.
Find education materials that make it easy to understand and use the Nutrition Facts Label including:
Learn about foodborne illness and how to reduce your risk during your pregnancy.
Find important food safety information for older adults. Also in PDF|2.43 MB.
Learn how to help prevent bacterial foodborne illness in persons with HIV/AIDS and other conditions where the immune system is weakened.
Learn the process for reporting health-related reactions or illnesses from dietary supplements to the Food and Drug Administration.
Make informed supplement decisions with these questions and answers that cover common dietary supplement topics.
Learn about major food allergens, signs and symptoms, and the FDA's role in food allergy labeling.
These materials challenge kids (ages 9 to 13) to look for and use the Nutrition Facts label on food and beverage packages. Materials include fun, easy tips and targeted education to help make label reading a key component through which today’s young people are equipped to achieve a healthy diet.
Facts you should know about color additive safety.
Find information from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on consumer information regarding food ingredients and packaging.