Food and Nutrition
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Food and Nutrition Information Center
A leader in food and human nutrition information dissemination since 1971. Provides credible, accurate, and practical resources for nutrition and health professionals, educators, government personnel and consumers.
Food Safety Research Information Office
The Food Safety Research Information Office (FSRIO) supports the research community by collecting, organizing and disseminating food safety research information.
USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory (NDL)
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
Home page for NDL, responsible for developing USDA's National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, the foundation of most food and nutrition databases in the US, used in food policy, research and nutrition monitoring.
Nutrition.gov
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Nutrition.gov provides easy access to the best food and nutrition information from across the federal government. It serves as a gateway to reliable information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety for consumers, educators and health professionals.
Office of Dietary Supplements
DHHS. National Institutes of Health.
The mission of ODS is to strengthen knowledge and understanding of dietary supplements by evaluating scientific information, stimulating and supporting research, disseminating research results, and educating the public to foster an enhanced quality of life and health for the U.S. population.
USDA. NAL. Food and Nutrition Information Center.
FNIC Resource Lists help nutrition professionals and consumers locate information and materials for specific nutrition topics. Compiled by Nutrition Information Specialists, the lists provide resources in a variety of formats including articles, pamphlets, books, audio-visuals,and website links.
US Food and Drug Administration.
Responsible for promoting and protecting the public's health by ensuring that the nation's food supply is safe, sanitary, wholesome, and honestly labeled, and that cosmetic products are safe and properly labeled.
USDA. ARS. Baylor College of Medicine. Children's Nutrition Research Center.
An organization dedicated to researching the role of nutrition in prenatal and child development.
United States Department of Agriculture.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is the public health agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, responsible for ensuring that the nation's commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged.
DHHS. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Provides a variety of nutrition and fitness information, ranging from new governmental policies to articles detailing the most current nutritional findings and health related research.
A gateway website that provides links to selected government food safety-related information.
