Browsing HLS Student Papers by Keyword "labeling"
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ALICE AND THE FRANKENFOODS: A WELL REGULATED WONDERLAND?
(2003)This paper uses fiction to illuminate anxieties associated with the substances that sustain, nourish and transform us, and to consider the impact of consumer perceptions on the regulatory balances that must be struck between ... -
Biotechnology and the Labeling Dilemma
(2001)This paper will examine the arguments and motivations underlying the FDA stand against mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods and ingredients. Part I of the paper will describe FDA’s current ... -
Can the FDA Keep Kosher?: Regulation of Kosher Claims on Product Labels
(1998)Product labels blast their message through the supermarket aisles, vying to attract the attention of consumers. However, the advertising means available to manufacturers are limited by laws that regulate the claims that ... -
A Comprehensive Look at the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act of 1966 and the FDA Regulation of Deceptive Labeling and Packaging Practices: 1906 to Today
(2002)This paper discusses the regulation of packaging and labeling of foods throughout the 20th century, with a focus on the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act of 1966. The paper is divided into three sections: first, an overview ... -
A Continuing Controversy: Labeling Requirements on Irradiated Foods
(1994)For the average American. the words "radiation" and "irradiation" are apt to conjure up images of nuclear weapons. radioactive waste, x-rays. and other unpleasant materials associated with health dangers. Yet these words ... -
English is not Enough: The Language of Food and Drug Labels
(2002)Food and drug labels must respond to the needs of the increasing linguistic minority population in the United States. Currently, the FDA only requires that food and drug labels be in English. Due to the growing segment of ... -
The FDA & The FTC: An Alphabet Soup Regulating The Misbranding Of Food
(2002)This paper will first look at the historical development of the division of regulation of food labeling by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the regulation by food advertising by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). ... -
Fomentation About Fermentation: A Study on Ingredient Labeling on Alcoholic Beverages
(2002)Since the creation of the Federal Food and Drug law in 1906 up until a district court decision in 1976, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shared concurrent jurisdiction with the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms ... -
Food Allergies and Food Labeling: An International Problem
(2001)The United States should step up to the plate and pass a regulation requiring the inclusion of allergens on ingredient labels regardless of the amount of allergen in the food. This regulation would put some teeth into the ... -
Food Labeling Regulation: A Historical and Comparative Survey
(2001)By tracing the history of food labeling laws, we can see that labeling regulation has come a long way from the branding of bread during the reign of King John in the thirteenth century. The food label has gone from a mere ... -
Health Effects & Wine: The FDA Should Regulate the Health Effects on Wine Labels
(2002)In 1976, the District Court of the Western District of Kentucky, in Brown-Forman Distillers Corp. v. Matthews, found that alcoholic beverages were exempt from the Food & Drug Administration labeling requirements. Since ... -
LABELING OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD IN THE UNITED STATES: THE ROADS NOT TAKEN
(2002)In this paper we will explore the choices made by the FDA when adopting its policies regarding the labeling of genetically modified foods. We will try to point out some of the alternative roads policymakers could have taken ...