Which agency sets label standards and updates the food code?

Which agency sets label standards and updates the food code?

• A. The FDA
• B. The USDA
• C. The EPA
• D. The CDC

Answer: (A)

The agency that handles both labeling standards and the Food Code is the FDA. It regulates how foods are labeled—nutrition facts, ingredients, allergens—and it publishes and updates the Food Code, which is a model set of guidelines for retail and foodservice operations that jurisdictions adopt. The USDA focuses more on meat, poultry, and certain egg products labeling, while the EPA and CDC have roles in environmental protection and disease control, not in establishing labeling rules or updating the Food Code.

The agency that handles both labeling standards and the Food Code is the FDA. It regulates how foods are labeled—nutrition facts, ingredients, allergens—and it publishes and updates the Food Code, which is a model set of guidelines for retail and foodservice operations that jurisdictions adopt. The USDA focuses more on meat, poultry, and certain egg products labeling, while the EPA and CDC have roles in environmental protection and disease control, not in establishing labeling rules or updating the Food Code.