As the COVID-19 pandemic continues you evolve the landscape of the food industry as we know it, consumers are falling into new categories of dietary preferences (and offsetting expected retail sales in the process). Over the past year, as an effort to preserve and...
Although we have been around for the better part of 15 years, it never ceases to amaze us how engrained the idea is that a manufacturer must use a lab in order to create FDA-Compliant nutrition labels for their food products. But we still get the question! To be fair,...
So you're a fairly new manufacturer and you've reached the point where you need to create a nutrition label for your product. First off, well done! You've secured and perfected a delicious recipe and now you're only a few steps away from going to retail. Before we get...
When it comes to DIY labeling, there are several platforms out there at multiple price points (hey, we're one of them) that can help you create, download and print an FDA-approved nutrition facts panel in as little as an hour or so. And while utilizing technology to...
With 2020 coming to a close, it is now more important ever to check your labels for FDA compliance. Although the FDA has extended repeat grace periods for food manufacturers to implement the new regulatory labeling format for 2020, there's only so many weeks left...
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....
Here at LabelCalc, we are all about supporting our clients -- especially when their dreams include becoming a food manufacturer. That being said, if you've made it to our site and you are brand new to food manufacturing, welcome! Congratulations on your new venture....
In the last portion of our series, we're covering how to recognize the opportunities to make qualified health claims about your products. During this phase of the food industry where functional medicine is colliding with food manufacturing at a rapid rate,...
How do I determine my product's serving size? If you have found yourself wondering this aloud to yourself, you are in good company. This is one of the most commonly asked questions that we receive from our food manufacturing clients, and for good reason. Determining...
During this COVID-19 epidemic, each branch of the food industry has felt the pressure of inexplicable amounts of change and every business has been ejected out of their comfort zone. Whether you’re a single-location restaurant experiencing a pivot to delivery or a...
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.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues you evolve the landscape of the food industry as we know it, consumers are falling into new categories of dietary preferences (and offsetting expected retail sales in the process). Over the past year, as an effort to preserve and...
Although we have been around for the better part of 15 years, it never ceases to amaze us how engrained the idea is that a manufacturer must use a lab in order to create FDA-Compliant nutrition labels for their food products. But we still get the question! To be fair,...
While using an ingredient-database platform (like LabelCalc) can be an efficient way to create FDA-Compliant food labels, it can be confusing to understand how a system can replace a full-blow lab analysis. 20 years ago, had you wanted to bring a product to market,...
It's no secret that despite rigorous regulations imposed by the FDA, the United States has some of the most lenient food laws in the world. This issue is most concerning when it comes to ingredients that are banned in other countries being GRAS (generally recognized...