The National Agricultural Library (NAL) provides article citations from 1984 to the present and book citations from the 15th century to the present for a variety of topics related to USDA activities. You can use the Quick Search option (help with Quick Search) located on the main page to search using words or phrases. You may also want to do more detailed searches of articles. Searching tips are located at the bottom of the article searching page.
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (from the FDA)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) is responsible for promoting and protecting the public's health by ensuring that the nation's food supply is safe, sanitary, wholesome, and honestly labeled, and that cosmetic products are safe and properly labeled. This website offers information on a variety of topics from dietary supplements to foodborne illnesses to a Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia. Packed with great resources and links to good non-FDA food and nutrition sites.
Food and Nutrition Section (from the USDA)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition section focuses on issues of dietary health and food safety, quality, labeling, and technology.
FoodSafety.gov (from the USDA)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's gateway to government food safety information
Interactive Healthy Eating Index (from the USDA)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Interactive Healthy Eating Index (IHEI) is an online dietary assessment tool that provides information on your diet quality, related nutrition messages and links to nutrient information. The Physical Activity Tool, an addition to the IHEI, assesses your physical activity status and provides related energy expenditure information and educational messages.
Nutrient Data Laboratory (from the USDA)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Nutrient Data Laboratory offers a Nutrient Database and many other tools giving detailed information on nutrition. The Nutrient Database provides specific listings of nutrient amounts in various foods.
Office of Dietary Supplements (from the NIH)
The National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements provides information on dietary supplement use and safety, nutrient recommendations, database resources, news and events dealing with dietary supplements, research, and funding opportunities.
WCU's Institutional Review Board (IRB) is responsible for making sure that research on human subjects is conducted in a safe manner that conforms to federal regulations. Anyone planning to do research involving human subjects should review this website.