The following list of guidance topics includes possible new topics for guidance documents or revisions to existing guidance documents that the FDA is considering for Human and Animal Foods. The lists below include some of the guidance documents under consideration to be developed. That said, several factors may impact FDA’s ability to issue the listed guidances, including Administration priorities, emerging public health issues, or other extenuating circumstances.
Human Foods
Title of Guidance
New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) Notifications and Related Issues: Identity and Safety Information About the NDI: Guidance for Industry
Food Colors Derived from Natural Sources: Fruit Juice and Vegetable Juice as Color Additives in Food; Draft Guidance for Industry
Action Levels for Cadmium in Food Intended for Babies and Young Children; Draft Guidance for Industry
Action Levels for Inorganic Arsenic in Food Intended for Babies and Young Children; Draft Guidance for Industry
Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food; Chapter 12: Preventive Controls for Chemical Hazards
The Food Traceability Rule: Questions and Answers; Draft Guidance for Industry
Animal Foods
Title of Guidance
Draft GFI #80 – Utility Studies for Anti-Salmonella Animal Food Additives (Revision)
Draft GFI #277 – Diversion or Reconditioning of Damaged, Contaminated, or Adulterated Food for Use as Animal Food
Draft GFI #291 – Animal Food Intended to Affect the Structure or Function of the Animal
Posted in FDA and USDA Regulatory Update, Foods.