2/7/2017 Guide to Introduction US Food Laws and Regulations Consumers demand quality in food SECONDEDITION products Chapter 5 PatriciaA.Curtis ·Consumers expect US Federal Laws food to taste good Affecting Food Labeling -provide nourishment be safe to eat -be produced and marketed honestly WILEY Blackwell Introduction History of Food Labeling Standards of Identity Early food laws protected food against intentional and careless adulteration and PFDA established a solid base for misbranding food law but there were significant Food technology advanced limitations in the law packaged food more prevalent Example case: -new challenges for food safety US vs Ten Cases,More or Less of ·New laws ensured Bred Spred honest representation of packaged food 1931,gov't seized cases of Bred accurate and informative nutrition Spred claiming it was adulterated education for the public and misbranded2/7/2017 1 Chapter 5 US Federal Laws Affecting Food Labeling Introduction • Consumers demand quality in food products • Consumers expect - food to taste good - provide nourishment - be safe to eat - be produced and marketed honestly Introduction • Early food laws protected food against intentional and careless adulteration and misbranding • Food technology advanced - packaged food more prevalent - new challenges for food safety • New laws ensured - honest representation of packaged food - accurate and informative nutrition education for the public History of Food Labeling Standards of Identity PFDA established a solid base for food law but there were significant limitations in the law Example case: US vs Ten Cases, More or Less of Bred Spred • 1931, gov’t seized cases of Bred Spred claiming it was adulterated and misbranded