Editing Monosodium glutamate (section)

====United States====
MSG is one of several forms of glutamic acid found in foods, in large part because glutamic acid (an amino acid) is pervasive in nature. Glutamic acid and its salts may be present in a variety of other additives, including [[hydrolyzed vegetable protein]], [[autolyzed yeast]], [[hydrolyzed yeast]], [[yeast extract]], [[soy]] extracts, and protein isolate, which must be specifically labeled. Since 1998, MSG cannot be included in the term "spices and flavorings". However, the term "''natural flavor/s''" is used by the food industry for glutamic acid (chemically similar to MSG, lacking only the sodium [[ion]]). The [[Food and Drug Administration]] (FDA) does not require disclosure of components and amounts of "''natural flavor/s''."<ref name=FDACFR>{{cite web |title=CFR – Code of Federal Regulations Title 21, Vol 6, Part 501, Subpart B – Specific Animal Food Labeling Requirements |url=http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/cfrsearch.cfm?fr=501.22 |website=FDA.gov |publisher=U.S. Food and Drug Administration |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref>