Food Regulatory Compliance Services
Navigate complex food regulatory requirements with confidence. Mérieux NutriSciences combines scientific expertise and regulatory knowledge to help businesses make informed compliance decisions, reduce regulatory risk, and adapt to evolving requirements.
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Our regulatory experts support food, beverage, ingredient, dietary supplement, and pet food businesses with scientific literature reviews, labeling compliance, regulatory assessments, and compliance tools. Explore our services to find solutions tailored to your regulatory needs.
Scientific Literature Review Services
We provide specialized literature review services that involve thorough searches and evaluations of scientific literature and regulatory information. With extensive access to a wide range of bibliographic databases and journals, our research services go beyond the limitations of a typical web search.
These searches are conducted by an experienced information expert with over 15 years of expertise researching scientific literature and North American regulations.
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Food Labeling and Nutrition Compliance Solutions
Our Labeling Compliance and Nutrition Services team is dedicated to helping customers understand the regulatory requirements applicable to their products.
Comprised of Registered Dietitians and Food Labeling Specialists with years of experience across all food categories, including pet food, our experts follow industry best practices. As part of our quality review process, two Nutrition and Food Labeling Specialists review all work.
Regulatory Compliance Tools and Software
Discover how our innovative regulatory compliance tools and software help businesses stay informed about the evolving landscape of regulations, food fraud alerts, regulatory limits, and more.
Our comprehensive solutions are tailored to your unique requirements. Whether you are a small business or a multinational corporation, our technology is designed to integrate into your operations and support informed regulatory compliance decisions.
Stay ahead of regulatory changes and explore our suite of tools and software to find the solutions that best meet your business needs.
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California Proposition 65 Compliance Services
Navigating California's Proposition 65 requirements can be challenging for food, beverage, and dietary supplement businesses. Identifying chemicals of concern, evaluating potential exposures, and determining applicable warning requirements often require specialized scientific and regulatory expertise.
Mérieux NutriSciences combines analytical testing and regulatory expertise to help businesses evaluate potential Proposition 65 risks, make informed compliance decisions, and manage testing investments through a strategic, phased approach.
Our 3-Stage Proposition 65 Compliance Pathway
1. Initial Assessment and Blueprint Development
Evaluate product formulations to identify potential chemicals of concern and develop a targeted, cost-conscious testing strategy.
2. Precision Analytical Testing
Conduct targeted laboratory testing using appropriate analytical methods to evaluate chemicals of concern and generate reliable data.
3. Regulatory Evaluation
Interpret analytical results and evaluate potential exposure and warning requirements, with toxicological expertise available when needed.
GRAS Dossier and Regulatory Support Services
Navigating the FDA's Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) framework requires scientific evidence and thorough regulatory documentation. As regulatory requirements evolve, food and ingredient businesses must ensure their safety assessments and supporting documentation remain scientifically robust.
Mérieux NutriSciences provides GRAS dossier development and regulatory support services to help businesses evaluate ingredient safety documentation, identify regulatory gaps, and support informed compliance decisions.
Our GRAS Support Services
Portfolio Review and Gap Analysis
Evaluate ingredient regulatory status and identify potential gaps in scientific evidence or documentation.
Technical Review and Dossier Development
Review and develop GRAS dossiers to support scientifically sound safety conclusions and applicable regulatory requirements.
GRAS Expert Panel Coordination
Coordinate qualified scientific experts, facilitate panel reviews, and document expert conclusions regarding ingredient safety under intended conditions of use.
Contact our GRAS experts to discuss your ingredient portfolio and regulatory support needs.
Regulatory Resources
Explore insights and educational resources from Mérieux NutriSciences to stay informed about regulatory developments, food labeling requirements, ingredient safety, and industry compliance challenges.
Frequently Asked Questions About Food Regulatory Compliance
A California Proposition 65 warning may be required if a product results in exposure to a listed chemical that triggers warning requirements and no exemption applies. Analytical testing, exposure assessments, and regulatory evaluations can help businesses assess potential warning obligations.
Food regulatory compliance services help businesses understand and address applicable food safety, labeling, ingredient, and product regulatory requirements. Services may include scientific literature reviews, labeling compliance assessments, regulatory research, Proposition 65 evaluations, and GRAS dossier support.
Determining whether a food ingredient is Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) involves evaluating scientific evidence, intended conditions of use, dietary exposure, and applicable FDA requirements. A GRAS assessment may include scientific literature reviews, safety evaluations, and supporting documentation. Mérieux NutriSciences provides GRAS dossier development and regulatory support services.
A regulatory gap analysis evaluates a product, ingredient, or supporting documentation against applicable regulatory requirements to identify missing information, potential compliance risks, or areas requiring further review. For example, a GRAS gap analysis may identify deficiencies in scientific safety evidence or regulatory documentation.
Food regulatory compliance services help businesses understand and address applicable food safety, labeling, ingredient, and product regulatory requirements. Services may include scientific literature reviews, labeling compliance assessments, regulatory research, Proposition 65 evaluations, and GRAS dossier support.