FDA Encourages Citation of Sesame on Food Labels Since 2004, the FDA has required that manufacturers cite the Top 8 Food Allergens in an allergen statement on all of their food products in addition to their nutrition facts panel and ingredient statement. This...
How Often Should I Update My Nutrition Labels? Some people eat to live, some live to eat. And then there are others who have to watch what they eat to live. There is a specific consumer demographic that looks to their nutrition labels as a very real lifeline, and...
Efficient Manufacturing Through Food Technology Food manufacturing, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, is not for the faint of heart. Consumer health is leading their increasing demands for food that they feel good about eating while their environmental concerns...
What Consumers Want in a Label: Food Allergen Edition Over 50 million people in America are living with food allergies, with more and more diagnosed each year. This condition isn’t one that you can take a medication for, it is an everyday, vigilant effort on behalf of...
How the FDA Laws for Food Allergen Labeling are Missing the Mark It is estimated that over 32 million Americans have been diagnosed with food allergies. If you're you're in the food and beverage industry, that means there are 32 million reasons to be concerned about...
Creating Your First Nutrition Label: An FDA Food-Labeling Guide for the Manufacturer According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, all food manufacturers are required by law to provide the nutrition information of their food product on their packaging in the...
Top 8 Food Allergens: A Guide for the Manufacturer Food allergies. Until recently, this subject was primarily centered around peanuts and tree nuts and the random family member or friend who would blow up like a balloon if they consumed them. As of late,...
Using Nutrition Analysis Software to Create Food Labels: A Tutorial In a perfect world, nutrition analysis and food labeling software would be simple, while providing FDA compliant nutrition facts and an instantly-downloadable label for your food products. Well, food...
LabelCalcⓇ is one of FoodCalc LLC’s two nutrition analysis products, created to help meet the needs of the food industry. Based in San Francisco, CA, we are a nationally recognized provider of online nutrition analysis that is fast, accurate, and FDA-compliant.
Welcome to 2022 - The Year of Compliance! After an extended grace period due to COVID-19, the FDA is reinforcing its regulations for 2022 and beyond. It will be of utmost importance this year to make sure your product nutrition labels are up to date for compliance....
How to Create a Successful Food Product in 2022 If you're considering making a career out of creating and selling food products to consumers in any capacity, how do you know where to start? You might be surprised to find out that anywhere from 70-90% of food retail...
For the last 15 years, we have helped budding food entrepreneurs, small food businesses, and established manufacturers with their nutrition labeling and FDA-compliance needs. And we've found after nearly 2 decades in business that those who need resources and...
A Beginner's Guide to Selling Your Food Products Online For the budding food manufacturer, getting your food products into retail has never been so accessible. While you may want to go the brick-and-mortar route of consulting with a major grocery retail chain, a lot...