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 regulation was set into place as a part of the Food...
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 we're not just talking about lowering cholesterol....
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 trail closely beghind. Forbes said it first:...
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 the sufferer and their families to avoid the foods...
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 how food allergen labeling (or the lack thereof) could affect your...
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,...
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 manufacturers rejoice! Nutrition analysis and food-labeling just...
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.
LabelCalc exists to make nutrition labeling a lot easier that using a food lab. Using a food lab is costly and it takes a long time to receive the nutrition reporting, and they don't even provide you with a label! So, by harnessing the nutrient information housed...
Depending on the complexity of your product recipe, sometimes your final product might consist of several recipes all rolled up into one. A frozen pizza, for example, tends to have multiple components: the dough, marinara and seasoning blend. When you have a food...
We have manufacturers of all shapes and sizes come to our website to create their own nutrition panels for their food products. We've helped thousands over the years! Because LabelCalc has such an extensive database from the USDA and a large branded database as well,...
If you're new to the food industry its likely that you're trying to get everything just right. The perfect logo, the perfect tagline, recipe, packaging, font -- you name it. And why shouldn't you? You're taking a product you're passionate about and you're trying to...