Volume
7, Number 9 - September 2006
IN THIS ISSUE:
|
About Food Consulting Company
"First of all, I want to say how much I
enjoy the monthly issues of Food Label News.
I look forward to each edition. Personally
and professionally, I find the newsletter to
be quite timely and informative as to what's
happening in the world of food regulations."
|
Dear Readers,
We send Food Label News to keep you informed
about food label regulations and to remind you
that Food Consulting Company is a ready resource
when you need food label help. We know food
labeling can be tedious and eat up your valuable
time. Call on us to help. See
www.foodlabels.com. |
Q. Which is
best for getting nutrient values for my product,
laboratory or database analysis? M.H., Start-up Food Company, Colorado
A. FDA does not require a specific
method of analysis for Nutrition Facts, but the
Agency does require label values to be
accurate within the tolerances specified in the
Code of Federal Regulations. Food Consulting
Company offers both database and laboratory
analysis. See
Reader Q&A Page
for additional details.
To submit a question for an upcoming issue, send
an
email; if
chosen, the question will be answered at no
charge to you. For a speedy answer to your
regulatory question, see
Services. |
Helpful Sources for Food Labels Rules
Food Consulting Company has compiled a list of
some of the company's most frequently used web
links for food and nutrition labeling
information. Food labelers of FDA-regulated
products can find answers to nearly every food
labeling question from among the links.
Commentary: Due to the complexity of
finding certain answers that food labelers have,
labelers can call on
Food Consulting Company for help.
|
Fruits, Vegetables, Fish - Voluntary Nutrition
Labels
In the July 25, 2006, Federal Register, FDA
announced the Agency has amended the voluntary
nutrition labeling regulations for the 20 most
frequently consumed raw fruits, vegetables, and
fish in the United States. The amended
regulations include updated nutrition labeling
values for these foods.
Voluntary labeling refers to point-of-purchase
information and is allowed as part of the
Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 as
long as there is "substantial compliance" among
retailers. Substantial compliance is met when at
least 60 percent of retailers sampled in a
representative survey provide nutrition labeling
information (as specified in the guidelines) for
at least 90 percent of the foods they sell
that are included on the listing of the most
frequently consumed raw fruits, vegetables, and
fish. If the compliance level is not met,
FDA is required to make this labeling
program mandatory.
FDA has posted a list of the foods and their
nutrition labeling values on the FDA website.
Retailers and other stakeholders may incorporate
links from their websites directly to this
nutrition information.
Access nutrition labeling values for
fruits & vegetables.
Access nutrition labeling values for
fish.
Read
Federal Register notice.
|
Food Labels Help for Export to EU
Food Consulting Company announces the company's
relationship with a food labeling service that
is available to help U.S. food manufacturers
prepare food labels for foods to be exported to
the European Union. The expertise in the
relationship comes from 15 years of work with
food law enforcement in the United Kingdom and
the European Union. Companies planning to export
to the European Union can request labeling help
through the Food Consulting Company
website.
|
Service Tip: Voluntary "Best Before" or "Use
By" Dates
Food Consulting Company in association with
a food technologist can determine "Best Before"
or "Use By" dates for voluntary application to
your U.S. food labels.
See
Services.
Place Orders.
If your
company has a product or service complementary
to the services of Food Consulting Company and
you would like to talk about featuring it in
this newsletter, please send us an
email. |
Please share this newsletter in its entirety, including subscription and copyright information.
© Food Consulting Company, 2006
13724 Recuerdo Drive, Del Mar, CA 92014 USA
tel 800-793-2844 or 858-793-4658
fax 800-522-3545 or 858-712-3323
www.foodlabels.com |