Processors and Specialty Foods

Finding your way to information and resources you need can be difficult when you are a food processor. Where you go depends on your product, your process, and your facility.

a display of various cuts of meats
a display of various cuts of meats

Questions and Resources

Below you will find common questions and some useful links to help you get the answers you need.

How do I find information on labeling?

How do I learn more about processing jams, jellies, pickles, acidified foods, honey and maple syrup?

How do I learn more about processing seafood?

Where can I find resources on processing milk, cheese or other dairy products?

How do I register my facility with FDA?

How do I get more information about the Food Safety Modernization Act?

What are the FDA regulations on slaughtering or processing non-amenable meats and birds?

The FDA is responsible for bison, rabbits, game animals, zoo animals and all members of the deer family including elk (wapiti) and moose and wild turkeys, wild ducks, and wild geese.

We process poultry under an FSIS exemption, what resources are available to us?

How do I find a laboratory to test well water or food laboratories?