FCC Resources

FCC e–newsletter

USP publishes a free quarterly FCC e–newsletter with valuable updates and general information on the FCC, new activities, and other related news. Sign up for the e–newsletter.

The links below provide access to select contents from previous editions of our newsletter.

• Food Chemicals Codex: New FCC Forum Opened December 21st for Public Review and Comment

• "Provisional Monographs" for Self–Affirmed GRAS Ingredients
• USP Food Reference Materials and the FCC: A Service to the Food and Analytical Community

• New Standard for Popular Stevia–based Sweetener to Assure Manufacturers and Consumers of Product's Quality
• FCC Expert Viewpoint: International Importance of the Food Chemicals Codex

• The FCC Forum–Your Opportunity, Your Responsibility to the Public Standards–Setting Process
• FCC Expert Viewpoint: How Do 'Standards' and FCC Accommodate Innovation?

• The FCC at USP: A New Home for Food Ingredient Standards
• FCC Expert Viewpoint: Why Are "Standards" So Important...Do They Really Relate to Safety?

Stimuli articles

USP's Assumption of the Food Chemicals Codex: Risks and Opportunities  (4KB)

Posters

• Published Specifications Strengthen the U.S. Safety Net for Food Ingredients (2008)  (559KB)
• The Scientific Utility of the Food Chemicals Codex for Every Food Scientist: Why the Food Chemicals Codex should be on every food scientist's bookshelf (2008)  (3.9MB)
• The supportive relationship between current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) and quality specifications for dietary supplements/dietary ingredients (2008)  (432KB)

Stakeholder Forum and other events

Each year, USP holds the Food Ingredients Stakeholder Forum to provide stakeholders and leaders from academia and industry an opportunity to meet with the FIEC and discuss industry concerns and to receive updates on FCC activities. View summaries of the latest FIEC meetings.

View upcoming USP workshops, stakeholder forums, and other meetings.

Education

USP offers four 90–minute webinars developed and delivered by USP experts.

• Introduction to the New FCC
• Navigating the FCC
• How to Use the FCC Forum
• How to Develop an FCC Monograph