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Food and Drug Administration
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the federal agency responsible for ensuring that foods are safe, wholesome, and sanitary, and that the products are honestly, accurately and informatively represented to the public
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FDA responsibilities
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food labeling, safety of foods (except meat and poultry), bottled water
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Center for Disease Control
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the agency that monitors the incidence and reported cases of food borne illness outbreaks in the US and trains local and state food safety personnel
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United States Department of Agriculture
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founded in 1862 by Abraham Lincoln, this agency provides leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, and related issues based on sound public policy, the best available science, and efficient management
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Agencies under the umbrella of the USDA
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Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, Food and Nutrition Service, and Food Safety and Inspection Service
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Environmental Protection Agency
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Federal agency that implements federal laws to protect US air, water, and soil from harmful pollution, registers pesticides in food, and publishes directions on the safe use of pesticides
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US Department of Commerce, National Marine Fishery Service
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the federal agency that oversees fisheries and fish harvesting, runs seafood inspection program, inspects and grades fish products (voluntarily), and inspects and certifies fishing vessels, seafood processing plants and retail facilities
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Elderly Nutrition Program
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federal program administered by the US department of health and human services administration on aging that provides funding for two senior nutrition programs- congregate meals and home delivered meals offered at no cost
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Women, Infants, and Children
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agency that provides federal grants for supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk
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Health claims
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describe a relationship between a food, food component, or dietary supplement ingredient, and reducing risk of a disease or health-related condition
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Nutrient Content Claims
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food label descriptions communicating the amount of a nutrient or dietary substance contained in a food or beverage- examples are free, low, extra lean, lean, light, reduced, more, high, good source, fewer than, and healthy
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Structure/Function Claim
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statements identifying relationships between nutrients or dietary ingredients and body function. These claims are held to the standard of significant scientific agreements
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Manufacturer, FDA, and Federal Trade Commission
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three parties that are responsible for ensuring the validity of health claims
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Dietary Supplement Health Education Act of 1994
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Amendment to the 1958 Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
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Dietary Supplement Health Education Act of 1994
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federal act that defines dietary supplements and dietary ingredients, provides for use of claims and nutritional support statements, requires nutrition labeling and grant the FDA authority to establish good manufacturing practice regulation
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Dietary Supplements
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Classification of nutrients that include essential nutrients, herbs, and such substances as ginseng, garlic, fish oils, psyllium, enzymes, glandulars, and mixtures of these.
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Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) List
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list which, according to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, states that any substance that is intentionally added to food is a food additive and is subject to review and approval by the FDA and is shown to be safe (reasonable certainty in the minds of competent scientists that the substance is not harmful under its intended conditions of use) under the conditions of its intended use. This list is constantly reevaluated
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Self affirmed
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GRAS designation that states the manufacturer of this chemical or substance has performed all necessary research, including the formation of an expert panel to review safety concerns, and is prepared to use these findings to defend its product's GRAS status
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FDA-pending
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GRAS designation that states the manufacturer has performed all the due diligence of a self-affirmed designation, and submitted to the FDA for GRAS approval
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No comment
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GRAS designation that states the FDA has reviewed a product's GRAS claim and concludes that no further challenges are necessary on the product's GRAS status
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Delaney Clause
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Amendment in 1958 of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938, stating the Secretary of the FDA shall not approve for use in food any chemical additive found to induce cancer in man, or, after tests, found to induce cancer in animals
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NHANES Studies
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a survey research program conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics of the CDC, which aims to assess the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the US and track changes over time, includes interviews and physical examinations
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Infants to 36 months
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NHANES growth charts, which include length-for-age, weight-for-age, head circumference-for-age and weight-for-length clinical charts
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Children and Adolescents 2-20 years
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NHANES growth charts, which include stature-for-age, weight-for-age, and BMI-for-age
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Projects of Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
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My Pyramid (Food Guide Pyramid), Dietary Guidelines for Americans, Healthy Eating Index, The Nutrient Content of the US Food Supply, and USDA Food Plans
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The Healthy Eating Index (HEI)
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project of the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion that is a measure of diet quality that assesses conformance to federal dietary guidance. Primary use is to monitor diet quality of the US of the US population and the low-income subpopulation. 24 hour recalls collected in national surveys.
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The Nutrient Content of the US Food Supply
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project of the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion that is a historical data series, beginning in 1909, on the amounts of nutrients per capita per day in food available for consumption
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USDA Food Plans
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project of the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion that includes the thrifty, low-cost, moderate-cost, and liberal, which represents nutritious diets at different costs
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Food Nutrition Service
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agency of the USDA that increases food security and reduces hunger in partnership with cooperating organizations by providing children and low-income people access to food, a healthy diet, and nutrition education in a manner that supports American agriculture and inspires public confidence.
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Food Safety and Security
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program of the Food Nutrition Service that combines the USDA nutrition assistance programs and the food safety unit to coordinate food safety and security efforts within all programs
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Nutrition Education
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program of the Food Nutrition Service that provides children and adults of all ages with nutrition education materials on how to improve their diets and their lives
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School Lunch Programs
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program of the Food Nutrition Service that, as a measure of national security, safeguards the health and well-being of the Nation's children and encourages the domestic consumption of nutritious agricultural commodities and other food in providing an adequate supply of food for schools. Must meet 1995 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which recommend that no more than 30 percent of an individual's calories come from fat, and less than 10 percent from saturated fat. Regulations also establish a standard to provide one-third of the Recommended Dietary Allowances of protein, Vitamin A, Vitamin C,
iron, calcium, and calories. Children from families below 130 percent poverty level are eligible for free meals, and 130-185 percent of poverty level for reduced meals not to exceed 40 cents. |
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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program of Food Nutrition Service that helps low-income people and families buy the food they need for good health. Through nutrition education, this program helps learn to make healthy eating and active lifestyle choices. Benefits are determined at 130 and 100 percent of poverty level.
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Food Safety Inspection Service
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agency of the USDA that enforces food safety laws governing domestic and imported meat and poultry products, inspects food animals for disease, inspects meat and poultry in processing plants, inspects and grades meat, seeks voluntary recalls, and sponsors and supports nutrition research on meat and poultry safety
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Be Food Safe
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food safety education program that focuses on the safe food handling behaviors of clean, separate, cook, and chill.
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Thermy/ Is It Done Yet?
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food safety education program that encourages more Americans to use thermometers
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FightBac!
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food safety education program that educates consumers on four simple steps they can take to fight foodborne bacteria and reduce their risk for foodborne illness
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Congregate Meals
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part of the Elderly Nutrition Program that offers meals to seniors in groups, usually at social and community centers, churches, and school. Also provides seniors with social interaction and stimulation
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Home Delivered Meals
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part of the Elderly Nutrition Program that delivers meals to home-bound seniors who are unable to travel to a congregate meal site- volunteers also spend time with home bound seniors and provide social interaction that they might not otherwise normally get. Volunteers also are able to monitor health and make sure the senior has everything they need.
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Maternal and Child Health Block Grant
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Department of DOHHS that provides grants to states to collect data, aiming to reduce health disparities, increase access to health care, and improve the quality of health care for women, infants, children, adolescents, and their families.
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JCHAO - The Joint Commission
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Agency that works to continuously improve the safety and quality of care provided to the public through the provision of health care accreditation and related services that support performance improvement in health care organizations.
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Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906
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USDA Inspection Act that declared meat must be safe, wholesome, and accurately labeled
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Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946
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USDA Inspection Act that states the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service administers the inspection and grading of raw and processed foods (cereal, dairy, fresh fruits, vegetables, poultry, eggs, fish, and shellfish)
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Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956
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USDA Inspection Act that governs the inspections of fish and shellfish
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Poultry Products Inspection Act of 1957
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USDA Inspection Act that requires the inspection of all poultry
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Wholesome Meat Act of 1967
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USDA Inspection Act that declares that meat that do not travel interstate must meet state inspections equal to federal guidelines and also created provisions for inspection of foreign processing plants
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Egg Products Inspection Act of 1970
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USDA Inspection Act that declares mandatory inspection of eggs and plants producing egg products
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Pathogen Reduction HACCP Systems Final Rule of 1996
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USDA Inspection Act that requires meat and poultry plants to implement mandatory HACCP programs
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Pathogen Reduction Act of 1997
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USDA Inspection Act that set a zero tolerance for E. Coli in foods
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Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
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USDA Inspection Act that mandates country of origin labeling required on fresh meat, marinated products, seafood, produce, and peanuts
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USDA Grading
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a voluntary process that food companies can pay for- available for meat, poultry, eggs, dairy products, fresh fruits, vegetables, and some fish, shellfish, and cereal.
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Qualitative Grades
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USDA grading based on food's appearance, texture, flavor, and other factors.
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Quantitative Grades
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USDA grading that describes the yield or the ratio of the lean or muscle tissue to fat, bone, or refuse on the animal's carcass.
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