Allergen labeling is one of the most enforced parts of a US food label, and one of the most common reasons a label gets pulled. Here is what FDA requires, where founders slip, and how to get it right before it prints.
Food label compliance, explained
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Plain-English guides to the rules behind a compliant label, from the Nutrition Facts panel to allergen declarations and selling across the US and Canada.
The Nutrition Facts panel is one of the most regulated parts of your label. Here is what FDA requires, where founders get tripped up, and how to get it right before it reaches a printer.
Every US packaged food label has to carry six required elements, each governed by its own FDA rule. Here is what they are, where each one lives in the regulations, and where founders most often slip.
A US-compliant label does not carry over to Canada. Here is what has to change, from the bilingual Nutrition Facts table to French text, metric units, a different allergen list, and the front-of-package symbol now in force.
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