Nutrition Facts labels are designed to help consumers make informed, healthy choices. The first major nutrition labeling regulation was the FDA’s Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 (NLEA). This act standardized and mandated nutrition labeling on most...
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Caitlin O'Donnell
Sesame: The New FDA-Required Allergen Starting Jan 1, 2023
Effective January 1st, 2023, the FDA will declare sesame as the ninth major food allergen. This means food manufacturers that create products with Sesame in them, must now declare Sesame on their Contains Statement. The Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection...
What Needs to Be on an FDA Nutrition Label?
Creating a new food product can be equally as exciting as it is overwhelming. Meeting FDA standards requires significant research, time, and trial and error. So how can inventors create new and innovative food products with ease? Understanding what exactly needs to be...
How to Tackle FDA Regulations as a New Food Business
As a new business, it can feel daunting to tackle FDA Regulations. Creating a new product alone is a large feat. The journey of getting your product from creation to the shelves is an even larger one. What if it didn’t have to be so challenging? There’s an easier,...
Ingredients Label Requirements: What You Need to Know
Thousands of ingredients are used in today’s manufacturing to make the foods we love and share around the table. Before the food products make it to our table, however, there’s an extensive process involved for products to be sold, including the nutrition facts label...
How Are Ingredients Listed For Food Labeling?
The stress of creating a Nutrition Label for each food product can be daunting for both large corporations and small at-home businesses. The risk of selling products that fail to be FDA compliant is a real concern for food companies, which should take the necessary...
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