FUN WITH

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FUN WITH FOOD LABELS
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What is required on a food label?

• Foods name
• Foods weight
• Company name and address
• that manufactures, packages,
• or distributes the food
• A description of the product that may include
  something about its taste, health claims,
  suggestions on how to serve the food, recipes,
  etc.
• Cooking instructions
• Nutrition Facts - found on most food labels

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Food's Name

• This is also known as the STATEMENT OF IDENTITY
• The name should be located on the principal
  display panel, or PDP, which is the portion of
  the package that is most likely to be seen by the
  person buying the product.

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Food's Weight

• The amount of the product that the container
  holds is also known as the NET QUANTITY
  STATEMENT
• This should also be located on the principal
  display panel.

NOTE The ingredients in the package are also
listed by weight. The earlier it is listed, the
more abundant it is in the product.
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Name and address
This should be located on the information
panel.

• Food labels must list
• Name and address of the manufacturer, packer or
  distributor. Unless the name given is the actual
  manufacturer, it must be accompanied by a
  qualifying phrase which states the firm's
  relation to the product, e.g., "manufactured for"
  or "distributed by."
• Street address if the firm name and address are
  not listed in a current city directory or
  telephone book
• City or town
• State (or country, if outside the United States)
  and
• ZIP code (or mailing code used in countries other
  than the United States).

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WHY?

• To send the company compliments for the product.
• To send the company complaints about the product.
• To ask the company questions about the product.
• To make a request to the company.

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Description

• Something about its taste
• Health claims
• Suggestions for serving the product
• Recipes that include the product

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WHY?

• To provide the consumer with information on how
  the product might taste in case that person has
  not tried the product previously.
• To provide the consumer with possible health
  benefits from the ingredients within the product.
• To provide the consumer with a variety of ideas
  on how to serve the food.
• To provide the consumer with a variety of ways to
  use the product rather than the way it might
  normally be used.

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Cooking Instructions

• This includes basic instructions on how to heat
  or cook the product within the package.
• The following is an example of an actual label
  with cooking instructions.

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Nutrition Facts

• This is an example of an actual label with the
  nutrition facts.