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Is Country of Origin Required on Retail Packages?

Does the Tariff Act of 1930 require a country of origin to be listed on a retail package of food?

Does FDA Establish Heavy Metal Limits in Food?

In the U.S.A., does has the FDA established maximum limits for heavy metals in food?

Must the Net Weight on the Principle Display Panel Match the Net Weight on the Back Panel of a Package?

Through a printing error, the Principle Display Panel has the correct display net weight of 14.4 oz, but the back panel has 1 lb as the net...

Does FDA establish Heavy Metal Limits in Flavoring Compounds?

What are the FDA standards (or limits) of heavy metals (arsenic, cadmium, copper and lead) in a food flavoring compound?

What are the Labeling Requirements for an Artificially Flavored Food?

The label of a small packaged cake currently reads "GOLDS CAKES" with the word "Vanilla" above Gold Cakes (smaller than Golds Cakes). On the back...

Are Nutritional Labels Required on Secondary Packaging?

Is it a requirement to post a nutritional label on the boxes we use to ship our product to supermarkets? The bags inside the box, in which the...

Does FDA Regulate Front of Package Labeling?

As a health researcher interested in packaging labels to promote behavior change, would grocery stores be able to alter a package, for example...

Are Insignificant Components of Flavoring Ingredients Required to be Listed on a Food Label?

If caramel color is a component of a flavor ingredient, but adds no function to the total formula, does the caramel color need to be declared on...

What is the Difference Between "FDA Compliant" and "FDA Approved"?

Is there a difference between the terms "FDA Compliant" and "FDA Approval" for a product?

Are Both Imperial and Metric Measurements Required on Packaging?

Does USA law require that packages manufactured and filled in the USA be labeled with both metric and pounds indicating the package capacity?