Volume 14, Number
1 - January 2014
Happy New Year from Food Label News!
As 2014 kicks off, we offer a toast to our clients, readers
and fellow food labelers in the Food Label Community on
LinkedIn. Here's to a happy, healthy and prosperous year
ahead.
We start the year by featuring one of the most popular
sections of Food Label News - Q&As. In addition, the
Package Claims series continues with a discussion on U.S.
health claims.
Wishing you all the best in this new year!
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2013's Most Popular Reader Q&As
Congratulations and thank you to the three Food Label
News subscribers for submitting questions that ranked
the highest among our readers. Here are the 2013 winners and
links to answers:
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N.C., Ontario -
June's Food Label News
I need to know what is the allowable weight
tolerance for a pre-packaged food product. For
example, if we are declaring a net weight of 5
oz. can we sell products with a weight lower
than 5.0 oz. in the U.S.? What are the FDA
regulations on net weight tolerance? |
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D.O., Tennessee -
August's Food Label News
We have developed a line of Sauces, two of which
have honey in the ingredients. We want to have a
Vegan call-out on our label. As I researched
this online, it appears that many in the Vegan
community do not consider honey to be Vegan. Can
we legally make a Vegan claim if the product has
honey? |
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R.L., California -
November's Food Label
News
We are using a tiny amount of tricalcium
phosphate (~0.2%) in the production of one of
our sugar products that we sell retail. The
purpose of this ingredient is to aid in process
flow. Do we need to list tricalcium phosphate on
the finished product label? |
For answers to these and other Food Label News
reader questions, see the
Reader Q&A Archive.
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Year's Top News in the
Food Label Community
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Gluten-free labeling: FDA's Final Rule |
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FDA moves
to eliminate GRAS status for partially
hydrogenated oils |
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Generic labeling expands for meat & poultry: USDA's Final Rule |
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Lawsuits abound for foods labeled
"natural" |
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State, federal & judicial action for GMO labeling |
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Connect with
other food labelers on LinkedIn |
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Reader Favorites
Most Popular Q&As of 2012 |
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Search answers
to food label questions |
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Food Label News will continue to respond to one question
per month as space permits. You are always welcome to
send us your question for
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Package Claims: U.S. and Canada - Part 3 of 8
Health Claims for U.S.
This month’s installment in our 8-part series overviews
U.S. health claims. This series is designed to help food
labelers become familiar with what claims and label
statements are allowable and how to position a product’s
nutritional attributes to achieve marketing objectives.
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U.S. health claims characterize the ability of a
nutrient or functional component to reduce the
risk of a disease or a health-related condition
such as cancer, diabetes, or cardiovascular
disease. In the guide we overview SSA claims
(based on Significant Scientific Agreement),
FDAMA claims (based on the FDA Modernization Act
of 1997), and Qualified Health Claims. |
View/print
Part 3 of the series.
If you missed
Part 1 or
Part 2 of the series you can view and download it
now. The print-ready pages form all parts of the series
will add up the complete regulatory guide for U.S. and
Canadian package claims.
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Reader Q&A
Find
answers to our readers'
questions or send us
your question for an
upcoming issue.
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On the product label, our company information has been
stated as Manufactured for (Company Name), Address. Is
it possible to add some phrase such as "under exclusive
license" in the middle, so it will come out as:
Manufactured under exclusive license for (Company Name)?
− S.K.,
New York, Specialty Food Distributor
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Yes. The Code of Federal Regulations has no restrictions
for adding this type of language to the distribution
information as long as it is truthful and not
misleading.
More reader questions. |
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