Volume 13, Number
1 - January 2013
Happy New Year from Food Label News.
As 2013 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 Nutritional Analysis
series continues with a discussion on recipe ingredients and
amounts.
Wishing you
all the best in this new year!
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2012's Most Popular Reader Q&As
Congratulations to the three Food Label News
subscribers who we honored with a $25 check for their
contributions. We thank the winners for submitting questions
that ranked the highest among our readers. Here are the 2012
winners and links to answers.
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L.B., Indiana -
February's Food Label News
A customer of ours used the 4-4-9 calculation and
got a
different calorie value than what we show. How do I explain
the difference? |
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R.C., Florida -
April's Food Label News
I plan on distributing a jarred tomato sauce and
want to label it as “All Natural.” However, the bulk
tomato sauce I buy has some preservatives. Must I include them
on my label even though I cook it for
hours? |
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T.D., California -
May's Food Label News
Is it
true that FDA sees any restatement of the Nutrition
Facts on front-of-pack as a nutrient content
claim? If so, can you direct me to the ruling? |
For answers to these and other Food Label
News reader questions, see the
Reader Q&A Archive. |
What's News in the
Food Label Community
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Disclosing caffeine in energy drinks |
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Soybean oil and allergen labeling |
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FOP messaging for fruit/vegetable
servings |
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New guides for organic operations |
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Increased French
language enforcements in Quebec? |
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Connect with
other food labelers on LinkedIn |
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Reader Favorites
2011 Q&A winners |
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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. Those who submit the top three questions during
2013 calendar year will be recognized with a $25 thank you
check in December. |
Nutrition Analysis Series - Part 3 of 10
Enter the Recipe Ingredients and
Amounts
This month’s installment in our 10-part series overviews
Step 3 of the Nutrition Analysis process: the process of
entering your recipe ingredients and amounts into your
nutrition analysis software. This series is based on a
widely regarded publication distributed by ESHA Research
to users of Genesis R&D, the industry’s leading
nutrition analysis software.
View/print
Part 3 of the
series
If you missed
Part 1
or
Part 2 you can view and download them now. The
print-ready pages from all parts of the series will add
up to the complete guide.
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In this step, you will learn about ways to
account for sub-recipes and pre-prepped
ingredients in your recipe analysis. |
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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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If you use the USDA organic symbol on your food labels,
are you required to also have a statement indicating the
certifying agent? Assuming you follow the USDA National
Organic Program rules, have the appropriate
certification and show the organic symbol but do not
have the name of the agent on the label, what are the
possible consequences (i.e. penalties, not being able to
import, not being able to sell, etc.)?
− B.H., Illinois, Food Importer |
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Foods labeled as "Organic"
including those with the USDA Organic symbol on the
package must list the name of the certifying agency
with the phrase "Certified organic by (certifying
agency)" on the Information Panel, immediately below the
Signature Line. If you have failed to list the
certifying agency on the package, you will need to work
with the agency to correct that. Be aware that ignoring
compliance issues could result in discontinued organic
certification by your certifying agency, among other
possible consequences.
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