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2020 FDA Regulations for Food Labeling

2020 FDA Regulations for Food Labeling

2020 FDA Regulations for Food Labeling: Are You Compliant? Get FDA Compliant for 2020 with LabelCalc 2020 FDA Regulations for Food Labeling: Are You Compliant? According to new FDA regulations regarding food labeling for food manufacturers: companies exceeding $10...

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Regulations for the Food Manufacturer

Regulations for the Food Manufacturer

Trans Fat: FDA Regulations for the Food Manufacturer As of June 18, 2018, the FDA has banned the use of artificial trans fats in any commercially sold food, in grocery stores or restaurants throughout the United States. As these food regulations for the food...

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Potassium Chloride Renamed on FDA Food Labels

Potassium Chloride Renamed on FDA Food Labels

Potassium Chloride Renamed on FDA Food Labels In an effort to educate consumers about the amount of sodium they are consuming through processed foods, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released an industry guideline to bring awareness to sodium content through...

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Navigating the 2019 FDA Label Formatting Rules

Navigating the 2019 FDA Label Formatting Rules As a food manufacturer, you are probably well aware that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has a lengthy set of rules and requirements that must be followed for nutrition labeling in the United States. These...

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Serving Size

Serving Size

In May of 2016 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a final rule regarding the serving sizes of food. The final rule required new nutrition labeling as well as changing the definition of single-serving containers. The Food and Drug Administration also...

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Reference Amount vs Serving Size

Reference Amount vs Serving Size: What’s the Difference? Although they are related, there is a distinct difference between serving sizes and reference amounts. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) defines serving size as “the amount of food customarily consumed...

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FDA Food Labeling Enforcement

FDA Food Labeling Enforcement

FDA Food Labeling Enforcement: Why Compliance is Important for Food Manufacturers Often, food manufacturers tell me that the FDA nutrition labeling rules seem very particular (some even say nitpicky). From label layouts to rounding rules and everything in between,...

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Labeling Foods Containing Color Additives

Labeling Foods Containing Color Additives

Using FDA Guidelines and Consumer Trends When Labeling Foods Containing Color Additives As a kid, I remember walking down the cereal aisle in the grocery store and begging my mom to buy me a box of Lucky Charms. Despite my incessant whining, she never let me have...

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