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Guidance on Labeling of Foods That Need Refrigeration by Consumers February 1997

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Final
Docket Number:
FDA-1996-D-0012
Issued by:
Guidance Issuing Office
Human Foods Program

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is providing guidance on labeling of foods that need refrigeration by consumers to maintain safety or quality. This guidance, which represents FDA’s policy on adequate safe handling instructions for food, should reduce the likelihood of temperature abuse of certain foods by consumers, and it is intended to reduce the potential for foodborne illness and death.

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