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Foodline®: LEGAL

Last Loaded on Web: Thursday, May 01, 2008

Last Update To Bluesheet: September 22, 2005

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File Description Print Counterparts Geographic Coverage Terms and Conditions Limit Rates
Subject Coverage Dialog File Data Special Features Sample Record Sort
Sources Related Search Aids DIALINDEX/OneSearch Categories Basic Index Rank
Tips Document Types Indexed Contact Additional Indexes Predefined Format Options


File Description [top]

Foodline®: LEGAL is a unique and authoritative source of food additive, composition, and labeling legislation. Documents give details of the permitted uses of food additives worldwide. The precise foods and drinks are specified, together with permitted additives, maximum levels of use, specific labeling requirements, and conditions of use. The file is ideal for checking the legality of specific additives in specific foods and countries.



Tips [top]

USE FILE 59

to find information in food additive, composition, and labeling legislation.

USE /DE

to search for a subject:

     SELECT ARTIFICIAL FLAVOURING/DE

USE THE ONLINE THESAURUS

to check and select Descriptor terms:

     EXPAND (LIVER)

USE /FA OR FA=

to search food additives:

     SELECT FA=PROHIBITED ADDITIVE

USE /PN OR PN=

to search for a product name:

     SELECT PN=FLAVOURING

USE RANK

to see what other terms could be used as descriptors:

     SELECT FAT(W)SUBSTITUTE?/DE
      RANK DE


Subject Coverage [top]

  • Bakery and Cereal Products
  • Beverages and Confectionery Products
  • Chocolate and Confectionery Products
  • Compositional Standards
  • Dairy Products
  • Fats and Oils
  • Food Additives and Ingredient Legislation
  • Food Labeling Requirements
  • Frozen, Chilled and Ambient Foods
  • Fruits, Vegetables and Nuts
  • Meat, Fish, Poultry and Game
  • Nutritional Claims
  • Pet foods
  • Prescribed Quantities
  • Provisions for Claims
  • Product Definitions


Sources [top]

The information is obtained from the original text of the laws or from other official sources. The Leatherhead Food Research Association is kept up-to-date on new developments through direct contact with the regulatory authorities in each country. The database reflects current legislation at all times; information is removed or replaced as soon as it is no longer valid.



Print Counterparts [top]

  • None


Dialog File Data [top]

Dates Covered: Legislation currently in effect only
File Size: 96,482 records as of May 2004
Update Frequency: Irregular (Between 1 and 3 times a month)


Related Search Aids [top]

The following search aids are available in the Dialog Library:



Document Types Indexed [top]

  • Government Documents


Geographic Coverage [top]

  • International


Geographic Restrictions [top]

  • None


Special Features [top]

  • ERA Available
  • Graduate Education Program
  • KWIC and HILIGHT Available
  • DIALOG Alert Available
  • Online Thesaurus


DialIndex/OneSearch Categories [top]

ACRONYM CATEGORY NAME
FOODREGS Food Regulation
GOVT Government
REGS Regulations
SAFETY Safety
TOXICOL Toxicology


Contact [top]

Foodline: LEGAL is provided by Leatherhead Food Research Association, a leading independent research organisation, specializing in food legislation. Questions concerning file content should be directed to:

Leatherhead Food Research Association
Randalls Road
Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 7RY
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0) 1372-376761
Fax: +44 (0) 1372-386228
E-Mail: Foodline@lfra.co.uk


Terms and Conditions [top]

Foodline is a registered trademark of Leatherhead Food Research Association

Foodline®: LEGAL is copyrighted by Leatherhead Food Research Association. For Dialog's Redistribution and Archive policy, enter HELP ERA online.


Dialog Standard Terms & Conditions apply.


SAMPLE RECORD [top]

SAMPLE ADDITIVE RECORD

    DIALOG(R)File  59:FOODLINE(R): Legal 
      (c) 2004 LFRA  All rts reserv. 
     
  AA=   00027232   FOODLINE ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000036415 
  /PN, PN=   PRODUCT/COMMODITY: FLAVOURING 
  /GN, GN=   GEOGRAPHIC NAME: SINGAPORE 
  /SO, SO=   SOURCE: Food Regulations 1988, 22 
  /ID, /FA, FA=   ADDITIVE: INTRODUCTION; PROHIBITED ADDITIVE 
  /ID, /RT, RT=   RECORD TYPE: INTRODUCTION 
  FS=   FILE SEGMENT: ADDITIVE 
  UP=   FOODLINE UPDATE: 890109 
  /NT   NOTE: 
       There is no specific list of permitted flavourings. Definitions 
       of natural and synthetic flavouring agents are laid down. 
       The use of coumarin, tonka bean, safrole, sassafras oil, 
       dihydrosafrole, isosafrole, agaric acid, nitrobenzene, 
       dulcamara, pennyroyal oil, oil of tansy, rue oil, birch tar 
       oil, cade oil, volatile bitter almond oil containing 
       hydrocyanic acid and male fern as flavouring agents is 
       prohibited. 
  /DE   DESCRIPTORS: ARTIFICIAL FLAVOURING; FAR EAST; FLAVOURING; INTRODUCTION; 
       NATURAL FLAVOURING; NATURE IDENTICAL FLAVOURING 
     


BASIC INDEX [top]

SEARCH
SUFFIX		 DISPLAY
CODE		 FIELD NAME
 INDEXING
 SELECT EXAMPLES
None None All Basic Index Fields Word S FLAVOURING
/DE DE Descriptor1,6 Word
& Phrase		 S ARTIFICIAL(W)FLAVOURING/DE
S ARTIFICIAL FLAVOURING/DE
/FA FA Food Additive2,3,4 Word
& Phrase		 S PROHIBITED(W)ADDITIVE/FA
S PROHIBITED ADDITIVE/FA
/GN GN Geographic Name2,3,4 Word S SINGAPORE/GN
/ID ID Identifiers 5,6,7 Word
& Phrase		 S PROHIBITED(W)ADDITIVE/ID
S CANDIED FRUIT/ID
/NT NT Notes Word S SYNTHETIC(W)FLAVOURING(W)AGENT?/NT
/PN PN Commodity/Product Name2,3,4 Word
& Phrase		 S FOOD(W)PRODUCT/PN
S FLAVOURING/PN
/RT RT Record Type2,4 Word S INTRODUCTION/RT
/SO SO Source Information2 Word S FOOD(2W)REGULATION?/SO

1 Also /DF.

2 Searchable in the Basic Index and in the Additional Indexes.

3 Also searchable as /DE.

4 Also searchable as /ID.

5 Also /IF.

6 Includes Food Additives, Geographic Name, Ingredients, Labelling, and Product Name.

7 Includes Record Type.


ADDITIONAL INDEXES [top]

SEARCH
PREFIX		 DISPLAY
CODE		 FIELD NAME
 INDEXING
 SELECT EXAMPLES
AA= AA Foodline Accession Number Phrase S AA=000038441
None AN DIALOG Accession Number
FA= FA Food Additive2,3,4 Phrase S FA=PROHIBITED ADDITIVE
FS= FS File Segment Phrase S FS=ADDITIVE
GN= GN Geographic Name2,3,4 Word
& Phrase		 S GN=SINGAPORE
S GN=EL SALVADOR
PN= PN Commodity/Product Name2,3,4 Phrase S PN=FOOD PRODUCT
RT= RT Record Type2,4 Word S RT=INTRODUCTION
SO= SO Source Information2 Word S SO=(FOOD(W)REGULATION?(W)1988)
UD= None Update Phrase S UD=9999
UP= UP Foodline Update8 Phrase S UP=19930104

8 Date record entered into the database.


LIMIT [top]

Sets and terms can be restricted by Basic Index suffixes, i.e., /DE,,/DF, /DI, /DP, /FA, /GN, /ID, /IF, /IG, /LB, /NT, /PN, /SO /RT (e.g., S S2/DE), as well as by the following features:
SUFFIX FIELD NAME EXAMPLES
/ DIALOG Accession Number S S3/0010000-99999999
/ADDIT Additives S S4/ADDIT
/INTRO Introduction Record S S1/INTRO
/NOINT Non-Introduction Record S S1/NOINT
/STAND Standards S S3/STAND


SORT [top]

SORTABLE FIELDS EXAMPLES
GN, PN SORT S1/ALL/GN
SORT S3/ALL/PN


RANK [top]

RANK FIELDS EXAMPLES
All phrase- and numeric-indexed fields in the Additional Indexes can be ranked. Other RANK codes include: DE RANK DE
RANK PN S4


USER-DEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

Display codes listed in the Search Options tables can be used to customize output. TYPE S3/PN,GN/1-5
PRINT S1/DE,FA,NT/ALL


PREDEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

NO.
 DIALOGWEB
FORMAT		 RECORD CONTENT
1 -- DIALOG Accession Number
2 -- Product Name, Source, Geographic Name, and Indexing
3 Medium Product Name, Source, and Geographic Name
4 -- Full Record with Tagged Fields
5 -- Full Record
6 Free Product Name and Geographic Name
7 Long Full Record, except Indexing
8 Short Product Name, Geographic Name and Descriptors
9 Full Full Record
K -- KWIC (Key Word In Context) displays a window of text; may be used alone or with other formats


DIRECT RECORD ACCESS [top]

FIELD NAME EXAMPLES
If the accession number of a specific record is known, it can be used to display the record directly. TYPE 00019175/5
DISPLAY 00038765/PN,GN
PRINT 00017560/9


Rates [top]

Rates For File: Foodline®: LEGAL[59]
Cost per DialUnit:                 $7.99
Cost per minute:                   $3.10
Rank Elements                      $0.00
ALERT (default)                   $15.09
ALERT (Monthly)                   $15.09
ALERT (Biweekly/twice a month) *  $15.09
ALERT (Weekly)                 *  $15.09
ALERT (Daily)                  *  $15.09
ALERT (Calendar weekly)        *  $15.09
ALERT (Intraday)               *  $15.09
* = custom scheduled Alerts only
ALERT Number of included prints        0

Format    Types   Prints
     1    $0.00    $0.00
     2   $20.29   $20.41
     3   $11.48   $11.48
     4   $25.51   $25.51
     5   $25.51   $25.51
     6    $0.00    $0.00
     7   $25.51   $25.51
     8    $0.00    $0.00
     9   $25.51   $25.51
KWIC95    $2.95       NA
KWIC96    $2.95       NA

REDIST/COPY Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
        1-2       1.00
       3-25       1.50
     26-100       3.00
    101-200       4.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00

ARCHIVE Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
       1-25       1.50
     26-200       3.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00
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