🔍 Labeling in the food industry is an important link between consumers and manufacturers, and requirements for its accuracy are central to regulatory compliance. Here are three major violations of food labeling that the FDA is concerned about, and the negative consequences they can bring:
📜 Violation #1: Failure to Provide Required Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts panel is missing and does not display information such as serving size, number of servings per package, specific nutrients and their percentage of the recommended daily intake. Nutritional information is not presented in the required format or is incomplete and inaccurate.
📜 Violation #2: Failure to Include an Accurate Statement of Content Quantity
The label does not correctly declare the net content of the product, such as weight, volume or quantity.
The use of the International System of Units (metric) and the U.S. Conventional Units (imperial) should be clear and accurate.
The net content statement should be located in a specific area of the main display panel and ensure that the font size is appropriately proportional to the size of the display tray.
📜 Violation 3: Failure to include the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor
Product labels must clearly indicate the name and address of the manufacturer, packer or distributor of the product.
If the label describes a non-manufacturer, the relationship of the entity to the product (e.g., "Distributed by") must be clearly stated. Addresses include city, state, and zip codes, and street addresses if they are not available in local directories or phone books.
💡 What are the consequences of a violation?
📜 Cargo Detention: FDA may detain mislabeled products at customs ports to prevent them from entering the U.S. market.
📜 Facility Re-inspection: if a labeling violation is found during a facility inspection, FDA may pay attention to it during future inspections until the problem is resolved.
📜 Inspection Costs: Companies are responsible for the costs associated with FDA re-inspections.
🛠️ To ensure consistency with FDA's labeling specifications and to avoid these violations and consequences, companies should be aware of and comply with the latest FDA regulations in a timely manner and accurately reflect the required information on their products.
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