辣椒粉是红色或红黄色，油润而均匀的粉末，是由红辣椒,黄辣椒,辣椒籽及部分辣椒杆碾细而成的混合物，具有辣椒固有的辣香味，闻之刺鼻打喷嚏。 正宗的应该是用石臼捣出来的，也可以直接用干辣椒，放在太阳下爆晒或是用文火在锅里焙干后捣成粉状．
那辣椒粉食品出口美国需要办理FDA认证（一些人喜欢叫FDA认证，专业称呼为FDA注册）吗？下面我们先了解下什么是FDA。
美国食品和药物管理局(Food and Drug Administration)简称FDA，FDA是美国政府在健康与人类服务部(DHHS) 和公共卫生部(PHS) 中设立的执行机构之一。作为一家科学管理机构，FDA的职责是确保美国本国生产或进口的食品、化妆品、药物、生物制剂、医疗设备和放射产品的安全。它是最早以保护消费者为主要职能的联邦机构之一。在中国人们喜欢叫FDA认证，其实称呼FDA认证更贴切些。FDA认证通常分为如下几类：
1、食品FDA认证（普通食品、低酸罐头食品）
2、药品FDA认证
3、医疗器械FDA认证
4、辐射发光类产品FDA认证
5、生物制剂FDA认证
6、动物兽医FDA认证
7、化妆品（非强制）FDA认证
8、烟草制品FDA认证
辣椒粉食品属于食品类别，按照美国食品和药物管理局(Food
and Drug Administration)规定辣椒粉食品出口美国需要办理食品FDA认证。食品又分为人吃食品和动物吃食品。
人吃食品涉及的类别：
1.ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES[21 CFR
170.3(n)(2)]
2.BABY(INFANT AND JUNIOR)FOOD PRODUCTS
Including Infant Formula
3.BAKERY PRODUCTS, DOUGH MIXES,OR
ICINGS[21 CFR 170.3(n)(1),(9)]
4.BEVERAGE BASES[21 CFR
170.3(n)(3),(35)]
5.CANDY WITHOUT CHOCOLAIE,CANDY
SPECIALTIES AND CHEWING GUM [21CFR 170.3（n）（6）、（9）、（25）、（38）]
6.CEREAL PREPARATIONS,BREAKFAST
FOODS,QUICK COOKING / INSTANT CEREALS [21 CFR 170.3 (n)(4]
7.CHEESE AND CHEESE PRODUCT CATEGORIES
[21 CFR 170.3(n)(5)]
a.Soft, Ripened Cheese
b.Semi-Soft Cheese
c.Hard Cheese
d. Other Cheeses and Cheese Products
8.CHOCOLATE AND COCOA PRODUCTS [21 CFR
170.3(n) (3),(9),(38), (43)]
9.COFFEE AND TEA[21 CFR 170.3(n)(3),(7)]
10.COLOR ADDITIVES FOR FOODS [21 CFR
170.3 (o)(4)]
11.DIETARY CONVENTIONAL FOODS OR MEAL
REPLACEMENTS (Includes Medical Foods)[21 CFR 170.3 (n)(31)]
12. DIETARY SUPPLEMENT CATEGORIES
a. Proteins, Amino Acids, Fats and Lipid
Substances [21 CFR 170.3(o) (20)]
b. Vitamins and Minerals
c. Animal By-Products and Extracts
d. Herbals and Botanicals
13. DRESSING AND CONDIMENTS [21 CFR
170.3 (n) (8), (12)]
14. FISHERY / SEAFOOD PRODUCT CATEGORIES
[21 CFR 170.3 (n) (13), (15), (39), (40)]
a. Fin Fish, Whole or Filet
b. Molluscan Shellfish
c. Other Shellfish .
d. Ready to Eat (RTE) Fishery Products
e. Processed and Other Fishery Products
15. FOOD ADDITIVES, GENERALLY RECOGNIZED
AS SAFE (GRAS) INGREDIENTS, OR OTHER INGREDIENTS USED FOR PROCESSING [21 CFR
170.3 (n) (42); 21 CFR 170.3 (0) (1), (2), (3), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10),
(11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (22), (23), (24), (25),
(26), (27), (28), (29), (30), (31), (32)]
16. FOOD SWEETENERS (NUTRITIVE) [21 CFR
170.3 (n) (9) (41), 21 CFR 170.3 (o) (21)]
17. FRUIT AND FRUIT PRODUCTS [21 CFR
170.3 (n) (16), (27), (28), (35), (43)]
a. Fresh Cut Produce
b. Raw Agricultural Commodities
C. Other Fruit and Fruit Products
18. FRUIT OR VEGETABLE JUICE, PULP OR
CONCENTRATE PRODUCTS [21 CFR 170.3 (n) (3), (16), (35)]
19. GELATIN, RENNET, PUDDING MIXES, OR
PIE FILLINGS [21 CFR 170.3 (n) (22)]
20. ICE CREAM AND RELATED PRODUCTS [21
CFR 170.3 (n) (20), (21)]
21. IMITATION MILK PRODUCTS [21 CFR
170.3 (n) (10)]
22. MACARONI OR NOODLE PRODUCTS [21 CFR
170.3 (n) (23)]
23. MEAT, MEAT PRODUCTS AND POULTRY (FDA
REGULATED) [21 CFR 170.3 (n) (17), (18), (29), (34), (39), (40)]
24. MILK, BUTTER, OR DRIED MILK PRODUCTS
[21 CFR 170.3 (n) (12), (30), (31)] .
25. MULTIPLE FOOD DINNERS, GRAVIES,
SAUCES AND SPECIALTIES [21 CFR 170.3 (n) (11) (14), (17), (18), (23), (24),
(29), (34), (40)]
26. NUTS AND EDIBLE SEED PRODUCT
CATEGORIES [21 CFR 170.3 (n) (26), (32)]
a. Nut and Nut Products
b. Edible Seed and Edible Seed Products
27. PREPARED SALAD PRODUCTS [21 CFR
170.3 (n) (11), (17), (18), (22), (29), (34), (35)]
28. SHELL EGG AND EGG PRODUCT CATEGORIES
[21 CFR 170.3 (n) (11), (14)]
a. Chicken Egg and Egg Products
b. Other Eggs and Egg Products
29. SNACK FOOD ITEMS (FLOUR, MEAL OR
VEGETABLE BASE) [21 CFR 170.3 (n) (37)]
30. SPICES, FLAVORS, AND SALTS [21 CFR
170.3 (n) (26)]
31. SOUPS [21 CFR 170.3 (n) (39), (40)]
32. SOFT DRINKS AND WATERS [21 CFR 170.3
(n) (3), (35)]
33. VEGETABLE AND VEGETABLE PRODUCT
CATEGORIES [21 CFR 170.3 (n) (19), (36)]
a. Fresh Cut Products
b. Raw Agricultural Commodities
c. Other Vegetable and Vegetable
Products
34. VEGETABLE OILS (INCLUDES OLIVE OIL)
[21 CFR 170.3 (n) (12)]
35. VEGETABLE PROTEIN PRODUCTS
(SIMULATED MEATS) [21 CFR 170.3 (n) (33)]
36. WHOLE GRAINS, MILLER GRAIN PRODUCTS
(FLOURS), OR STARCH [21 CFR 170.3 (n) (1), (23)]
37. IF NONE OF THE ABOVE FOOD CATEGORIES
APPLY, THEN PRINT THE APPLICABLE FOOD CATEGORY OR CATEGORIES (THAT DOES NOT OR
DO NOT APPEAR ABOVE)
1.
GRAIN OR GRAIN PRODUCTS (I.E., BARLEY, GRAIN SORGHUMS, MAIZE, OAT, RICE, RYE,
WHEAT, OTHER GRAINS OR GRAIN PRODUCTS)
2.
OILSEED OR OILSEED PRODUCTS (I.E., COTTONSEED, SOYBEANS, OTHER OILSEEDS OR
OILSEED PRODUCTS)
33.
IF NONE OF THE ABOVE FOOD CATEGORIES APPLY, THEN PRINT THE APPLICABLE FOOD
CATEGORY OR