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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Food Colors Derived from Natural Sources: Fruit Juice and Vegetable Juice as Color Additives in Food; Draft Guidance for Industry

Action Levels for Cadmium in Food Intended for Babies and Young Children; Draft Guidance for Industry

Action Levels for Inorganic Arsenic in Food Intended for Babies and Young Children; Draft Guidance for Industry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The Food Traceability Rule: Questions and Answers; Draft Guidance for Industry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.