(USP: Rockville, MD) -- New and updated quality standards for ingredients used in functional foods and a host of other food products manufactured, sold, and consumed every day are included in the newly released seventh edition of the Food Chemicals Codex (FCC). Published by the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP), the FCC is an internationally recognized compendium of standards that helps ensure the identity, quality, purity, and consistency of food ingredients.

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