standard of identity

English

Noun

standard of identity (plural standards of identity)

  1. (US, Canada, law) A government regulation establishing the criteria which must be met before a product may be labeled as being a certain food.

Usage notes

This phrase is particularly used by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

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