Food Label Requirements

Food label requirements made simple!


Check out the nutrition value for 20 of the most frequently consumed raw fruits, vegetables, and fish in the United States.


Click on the headings next to the labels or on the sections of the labels to learn about each section's requirement.
Nutritional Panel Heading Nutritional Panel Serving Size Requirement Nutritional Panel Calories Central Section Food Panel Statement Ingredients List Allergen warning Product Name The information provided here is based on the FDA website where you can get more specific information. This guide is intended to help you sort through the main parts of the labeling requirements.

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Small Business Exemption

Small business may be exempt from some of these requirements and can apply for the exemption to the FDA. The FDA defines small business in these terms:

"...low-volume products, applies if the person claiming the exemption employs fewer than an average of 100 full-time equivalent employees and fewer than 100,000 units of that product are sold in the United States in a 12-month period."

Exemptions can now be filed online.