FSN 436 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: United States V. Carolene Products Co., Fda Food Safety Modernization Act, Federal Meat Inspection Act

• School: University of Maine
• Department: Food Science and Nutrition
• Course: FSN 436
• Professor: Alfred Bushway

Document Summary

Are involved in ensuring consumers have access to. Adequate and truthful information foods produced and handled properly competitive and fair market. Passes or amends laws which set general policies. Provides legal recourse in disputes renders court judgments in violations. Legislation enacted by congress to: set general principles. Fdca established general principles governing adulteration and misbranding clarify congressional intent. Nlea a(cid:373)e(cid:374)ded fdca to (cid:272)la(cid:396)ify co(cid:374)g(cid:396)ess" i(cid:374)te(cid:374)t to p(cid:396)ohi(cid:271)it (cid:373)is(cid:271)(cid:396)a(cid:374)di(cid:374)g. Prior to nlea, fda did not have full authority to: Mandate nutrition labeling on all foods regulate nutrition or health related claims. Nlea provided authority and established time table for implementation. A continuing need to update laws that govern production and marketing of food. Accomplished by new legislation or by amending an existing law. Fair packaging and labeling act requires truthful information on labels. Amended to require metric labeling for net weight declarations. Enforcement of laws through regulations is responsibility of an agency of the executive branch.