By now, you might have heard of the clean labeling movement, a consumer trend that is sweeping the CPG industry. In a nutshell: Consumers are demanding more out of the products at their local grocery store shelves. They’re looking for simpler ingredients, shorter...
We know, FDA compliance can be daunting. Gathering the right information for your nutrition label can be exhausting. And checking off all the boxes to make sure that you’re not up for a recall, just plain overwhelming. Well in the interest of bringing a sense of...
By now, if you have a business in the food industry (whether on the foodservice or food manufacturing side) you know that the FDA has went to lengths to change the way packaged foods and even menus are understood by placing regulations around food labeling. You’ve...
Importing food to the United States can be a tricky process. With so many hurdles to overcome, one very important one can be made much easier with the right tools. We’re talking about creating your nutrition facts panels for your food products. And if you are looking...
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...
As you very well know, the FDA released a final ruling on required label revisions for 2020. What you may not know is that just this past month, they released a “Small Entity Compliance Guide” that couples with the Guidance for the Industry for FDA label revisions....
As the food industry evolves in the direction of all things plant based, major shifts have taken place in the previously padded pockets of dairy product producers everywhere. So much so that they’ve taken to FDA to set boundaries defending against imitations and...
When it comes to making and selling food, e-commerce (a.k.a selling products on amazon and other websites) opens up a whole new world to the food manufacturer. Before sites like Amazon, a new food manufacturer had no choice but to approach the manager of a major...
The KETO diet. You might just be living under a rock if you haven't heard of it yet. This high-fat, low carb and moderate protein diet has been sweeping the United States in such a way that it has begun to evolve past a dietary trend and into a potentially permanent...
United States Nutrition Labels & EU Nutrition Labels: Making the Switch for Food Import Whether you're a large CPG company with several food products or a smaller manufacturer of packaged foods, one thing remains constant: your nutrition label must be...
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.
When it comes to creating nutrition facts panels for your food products, not all pathways are created equal. You might be a brand new manufacturer (hesitant to even put that label on your work yet), navigating food labeling for the first time. Or, you might have an...
As a tech company, we know you need an API. Aside from it's ability to simplify the complex and help you operate your business more efficiently through seamless data-sharing, it's also a complete time-saver. And while many of you may be nodding your head in...
It's not likely that Jeff Besos will be feeling threatened anytime soon, but the spread of COVID-19 has made CPG brands drastically more aware of how they conduct their direct-to-consumer (D2C) sales. Although Amazon is a convenient platform to use for selling food...
Several months into the coronavirus crisis, food businesses have begun to adjust to a “new normal”. For some that means increasing production while others have adopted more efficient methods of operation. And then there are a crazy few, who saw fit to launch brand new...