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Food Safety

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Food Facility Registration (HFS-681)

5100 Paint Branch Pkwy

College Park, MD 20740.

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xxii. ? , . http://www.fda.gov/Food/LabelingNutrition/default.htm, Labeling

& Nutrition - Food Labeling and Nutrition Overview

http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/GuidanceDocume

nts/FoodLabelingNutrition/FoodLabelingGuide/default.htm, Guidance for Industry: A

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http://www.aphis.usda.gov/regulations/vs/iregs/products/ (Regulations and Assessments,

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