Key Resources

THOMAS | http://thomas.gov/
The Library of Congress THOMAS site is the source for federal legislative information. THOMAS provides several options for finding bills, resolutions, bill Summaries, bill status, roll call votes and more.

Federal Register | www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/
Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents.

Institute of Medicine (IOM) | www.iom.edu
An independent, nonprofit organization that works outside of government to provide unbiased and authoritative advice to decision makers and the public.

FoodSafety.gov | www.foodsafety.gov
FoodSafety.gov is the gateway to food safety information provided by government agencies.

FDA Food Guidance Documents
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) comprehensive list of all guidance documents currently in use at the agency. This list is being published under FDA's Good Guidance Practices (GGPs). It is intended to inform the public of the existence and availability of all of our current guidance documents. It also provides information on guidance documents that have been added or withdrawn in the past 5 years.

Codex Alimentarius
The Codex Alimentarius Commission was created in 1963 by FAO and WHO to develop food standards, guidelines and related texts such as codes of practice under the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme. The main purposes of this Programme are protecting health of the consumers and ensuring fair trade practices in the food trade, and promoting coordination of all food standards work undertaken by international governmental and non-governmental organizations.

International Organization for Standardization
ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the world's largest developer and publisher of International Standards. ISO is a network of the national standards institutes of 161 countries, one member per country, with a Central Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, that coordinates the system.