FOOD LABEL DEVELOPMENT

A one-stop-shop for your complete nutrition analysis, food labeling, and regulatory needs for U.S. and Canada.

Full Label Compliance

Label Compliance Review

Nutrition Facts Panel

Ingredient Statement

Additional Requirements

   
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FULL LABEL COMPLIANCE, $850
For a standard FDA-regulated single food product; as-packaged calculations for mandatory components on Nutrition Facts; English only 
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  • Nutrition Analysis - includes database nutrition analysis or your own lab analysis. More

  • Nutrition Facts Panel - Based on our database nutrition analysis of your recipe formulation or your 100-gram lab data, along with your package size and label dimensions, we determine the serving size, apply rounding rules, calculate % Daily Values, and then prepare a Nutrition Facts panel that is fully compliant with NLEA regulations. You will receive a graphic file to provide to your printer, artist, or package designer, along with back-up documentation for your file.

  • Ingredient Statement - Based on your recipe formulation and raw material specifications, we prepare the most concise and consumer-friendly ingredient statement that is allowed based on FDA regulations.  You will receive text that you can provide to your printer, artist, or package designer, along with back-up documentation for your file.

  • Allergen Compliance - The ingredient statement we prepare for you will comply with the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act.  We will include text for an allergen statement and advise on any necessary label warnings for health risk ingredients.

  • Product Naming & Label Claims - We will provide FDA regulatory guidance for naming your product to ensure that the product identity you use will comply with FDA standards of identity or common/usual names for non-standard foods. We will also provide any guidance you need for nutrient content claims, health claims, structure/function claims, and other regulated label statements (organic, natural, etc.) as a part of this package.

  • Label Layout Instructions - You will receive a written set of instructions that your package designer can follow when designing your label prototype. This will include information about placement and minimum type size for all required label components.

  • Final Label Review - Once label artwork is complete, we will conduct a final label review to ensure FDA compliance -- before you print.

LABEL COMPLIANCE REVIEW, $750
For a standard FDA-regulated single food product; English only
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  • Preliminary Label Review - Evaluation and recommendations of label components and copy for a single label. Includes a written report that outlines changes required for regulatory compliance.

  • Final Label Review - Final check to insure regulatory compliance on the same product label.

NUTRITION FACTS PANEL, $250
For a standard FDA-regulated single food product; as-packaged calculations for mandatory components on Nutrition Facts; English only
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  • Nutrition Analysis - includes database nutrition analysis or your own lab analysis. More

  • Nutrition Facts Panel - Based on our database nutrition analysis of your recipe formulation or your 100-gram lab data, along with your package size and label dimensions, we determine the serving size, apply rounding rules, calculate % Daily Values, and then prepare a Nutrition Facts panel that is fully compliant with NLEA regulations. You will receive a graphic file to provide to your printer, artist, or package designer, along with back-up documentation for your file.

INGREDIENT STATEMENT, $300
For a standard FDA-regulated single food product; English only
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  • Ingredient Statement - Based on your recipe formulation and raw material specifications, we prepare the most concise and consumer-friendly ingredient statement that is allowed based on FDA regulations.  You will receive text that you can provide to your printer, artist, or package designer, along with back-up documentation for your file.

  • Allergen Compliance - The ingredient statement we prepare for you will comply with the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act.  We will include text for an allergen statement and advise on any necessary label warnings for health risk ingredients.

Note: This service must be ordered in conjunction with a Nutrition Facts Panel.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
We can manage whatever special requests are necessary for your food labels.

For non-standard products including baby foods and infant formulas, dietary supplements, multi-packs, bilingual Canadian, bilingual U.S., USDA label approval submissions, special calculations (% juice, protein quality, diet exchanges, child nutrition labeling, voluntary nutrients, dual declaration), extensive claims and complex formulas.

For non-standard products including baby foods and infant formulas, dietary supplements, multi-packs, bilingual Canadian, bilingual U.S., USDA label approval submissions, extensive claims and complex formulas.

For non-standard products including baby foods and infant formulas, dietary supplements, multi-packs, bilingual Canadian, bilingual U.S., special calculations (% juice, protein quality, diet exchanges, child nutrition labeling, voluntary nutrients, dual declaration) and complex formulas.

For non-standard products including baby foods and infant formulas, dietary supplements, multi-packs, bilingual Canadian, bilingual U.S. and complex formulas.

HELPFUL GUIDANCE

  • % Juice - required for beverages that purport to contain a fruit or vegetable juice

  • Protein Quality - required for products that make a protein claim

  • Diet Exchanges - exchange equivalents using American Diabetes Association/American Dietetic Association standards

  • Child Nutrition (CN) Labeling - profile of your product for both nutrient-based and food-based plans in schools

  • Voluntary Nutrients - includes specific requests for nutrients not required within the Nutrition Facts Panel

  • Dual Declaration - includes a second column on the Nutrition Facts Panel showing both as packaged and as prepared values

  • Extensive Claims - for guidance on relevant claims and their substantiation requirements

  • Complex Formula - nested recipe with multiple components


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