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  2. Nutrition facts label - Wikipedia

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    A sample nutrition facts label, with instructions from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration [1] Nutrition facts placement for two Indonesian cartons of milk The nutrition facts label (also known as the nutrition information panel, and other slight variations [which?]) is a label required on most packaged food in many countries, showing what nutrients and other ingredients (to limit and get ...

  3. Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 - Wikipedia

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    The regulations became effective for health claims, ingredient declarations, and percent juice labeling on May 8, 1993 (but percent juice labeling was exempted until May 8, 1994). [ 2 ] Effective Jan. 1, 2006, the Nutrition Facts Labels on packaged food products are required by the FDA to list how many grams of trans fatty acid (trans fat) are ...

  4. Do you know how to read a nutrition label? Why the FDA ... - AOL

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    In general, the fewer ingredients that are listed on a nutrition label, the less processed a food is. But even if there is a laundry list of ingredients, the snack, canned good or frozen meal ...

  5. Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act

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    Manufacturers are given two ways in which to label food allergens. They may either state the food source name of a major food allergen in the list of ingredients, most often contained within parenthesis. (e.g. Casein (milk)) or they could instead use the word "contains" in the label, such as "contains peanuts". [2]

  6. FDA Proposes Moving Nutrition Info to Front of Boxes ... - AOL

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    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants to change how we shop. On Tuesday, Jan. 14, the agency proposed a new front-facing label for most food and drinks to help consumers easily identify ...

  7. Food labelling in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Exceptions to this requirement include "spices, seasonings and herbs (except salt), flavour enhancers, natural and artificial flavourings, food additives, and vitamin and mineral nutrients and derivatives or salts, which may be shown at the end of the ingredient list in any order". [10] The Food and Drug Regulations Act also ensures that ...

  8. Mandatory labelling - Wikipedia

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    Mandatory labelling or labeling (see spelling differences) is the requirement of consumer products to state their ingredients or components. This is done to protect people with allergies , and so that people can practice moral purchasing .

  9. List of food labeling regulations - Wikipedia

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    Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997; Food libel laws; Food Quality Protection Act; Generally recognized as safe; Global Food Security Act of 2009; Kevin's Law; Mandatory country-of-origin labeling of food sold in the United States; Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act; Public Law 114-214, regulating GMO food labeling