What we do
We work with companies large and small, both foreign and domestic, to advise on compliance with the Federal Food Labeling Laws as overseen by FDA and other agencies.
We can confirm all aspects of your label or package comply with the US Code 21CFR101 Food Labeling, including:
Nutrition Facts Panels
- Supplement Facts Panels
- Nutrient Content Claims
- Structure Function Claims
- Health Claims
- Statement of Identity and Contents
- Ingredients Acceptability in the US
- Allergen Statements
- Label Layout, Format, and Font Size
- Any other aspects of 21CFR101
- Allergen Statements
- Organic label compliance under USDA
- State container refund listing requirements.
- Nutrition/Supplement Facts Panels can be generated from existing data, lab analysis, or from a database using your formula. Formatting can be adjusted to minimize the space required.
Food Label Compliance
The US Code of Federal Regulations dictates what you can and can’t say on your labels. There are mandatory declarations that must be made in very specific locations on a food label to ensure FDA compliance. Most of these declarations have minimum type size requirements, some of which vary with the size of the container or the size of the front panel.
- Nutrient claims such as “Sugar Free”, “Low Fat”, and “Reduced Calorie”, are only allowed under certain circumstances.
- Nutrition Facts panels vary in their mandatory size, information, and orientation requirements based on package size and number of nutrients present. On smaller labels, compliance can be very challenging. We provide panels based on the changes finalized by FDA in 2016.
- Allergens must be properly declared in addition to the ingredients statement.
- Organic food products must be labeled in compliance with the National Organic Program with varying requirements depending on the amount of organic ingredients used.
- Importers of packaged foods should confirm that all ingredients used are allowed in the US and are identified by the name most commonly used in this country.
Want a quote?
We are competitively priced and provide timely advice. We charge on an hourly basis but are happy to provide a free fixed fee quotation for any label/package or group of labels or packages. Pricing for multiple labels/packages of similar content will cost less per product than if reviewed separately.
Rush service is also available.
For a fixed fee quote, please email the label or package files on pdf format that prints to size to:
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Contact Steve
Steve Zoller is a food industry veteran with over 4 decades of experience working primarily in the natural, organic, and specialty foods markets.
He has wide experience in compliance issues with FDA labeling of both Packaged Foods and Dietary Supplements. His work on label compliance covers a range of both domestic and imported products. His clients include companies with products from Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chili, China, Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, New Zealand, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, South Africa, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, and the United Kingdom.