List of food labeling regulations

Regulations by type

Multi-faceted

• Codex Alimentarius

  Ingredients and basic nutrition

• Calorie count laws
• Ingredients list
• Nutrition facts label

  Veracity

• False advertising
• Health claims

  Food-handling materials

• Food safe symbol

  Specific foods

• Olive oil regulation and adulteration
• Food grading labels

  Vegan

• "Certified Vegan" by Vegan Awareness Foundation trademark for vegan companies and organizations
• "PETA-Approved Vegan" by PETA for vegan products, United States, available worldwide
• "Sunflower symbol" by the Vegan Society, United Kingdom trademark for vegan food, available worldwide
• "V-Label" by the European Vegetarian Union, Swiss trademark for vegan items, available worldwide

  Vegetarian

• "The green dot symbol", Indian requirement for food, available worldwide
• "V-Label" by the European Vegetarian Union, Swiss trademark for vegan and vegetarian items, available worldwide
• "Vegetarian Society Approved" by the Vegetarian Society, United Kingdom, available worldwide

  Farming practices

• Free range
• Grass fed beef
• Organic certification
• Sustainable agriculture
• * UTZ Certified

  Religious certifications

• Halal
• History of Brahmin diet
• Kashrut

  Controversies

• Ag-gag

  Named geographic origin

• Appellation
• Geographical indication
• Country of origin
• Protected Geographical Status
• Appellation d'origine contrôlée
• Denominazione di Origine Controllata

  Genetic and commercial origin

• Labeling of genetically modified food
• Produce traceability
• Standards of identity for food

  Preparation at site of consumption

• Shake well

  Pricing

• Pay what you want
• Pay what you can
• Dine and dash

  Safety information

• Alcohol abuse
• Danger zone
• Five-second rule
• Food allergy
• Food intolerance
• Food safety
• Food sampling
• Food spoilage
• International Food Safety Network
• ISO 22000
• Refrigerate after opening
• Shelf life dates
• Warning label

  By region

• FAO GM Foods Platform
• Food Administration

  Asia

India

• Agmark
• Vegetarian mark

  Thailand

• Phuket: "Yellow flag" for vegetarian food during ‘ngan kin jeh’ vegetarian festival

  North America

Canada

• Food and Drugs Act
• Monsanto Canada Inc v Schmeiser

  United States

• Acceptable Market Name
• Adulteration of Coffee Act 1718
• American Agricultural Law Association
• Dietary exposure assessments in the United States
• Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994
• Early history of food regulation in the United States
• Fair Packaging and Labeling Act
• FDA Food Safety Modernization Act
• Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
• Federal Meat Inspection Act
• Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007
• Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997
• Food libel laws
• Food Quality Protection Act
• Generally recognized as safe
• Global Food Security Act of 2009
• Kevin's Law
• Mandatory country-of-origin labeling of food sold in the United States
• Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act
• Public Law 114-214, regulating GMO food labeling
• Pure Food and Drug Act
• Regulation of food and dietary supplements by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Standards of identity for food
• Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations
• United States v. Correll
• United States v. Ninety-Five Barrels Alleged Apple Cider Vinegar

  Europe

• Regulation 1169/2011

  United Kingdom

• Assize of Bread and Ale
• McLibel case
• United Kingdom food labeling regulations
• The Weights and Measures Regulations 2006

  Oceania

• Food Standards Australia New Zealand

  New Zealand

• Food Act 1981

  South America

Chile

• Food labelling and advertising law