Food Labeling

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Food Labeling
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Food Labeling - Key Concepts

• People have a right to know what is in the food
  they buy.
• The purpose of nutrition labeling is to give
  people information about the composition of food
  products so they can make informed
  food-purchasing decisions.
• Not all foods must be labeled.
• Nutrition labeling is mandatory on more foods now
  than ever before.

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List of Ingredients

• The ingredient list on the food package lists
  foods in order of the weight they contribute to
  the food.

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Information on the Nutrition Facts Panel
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Information on the Nutrition Facts Panel
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Eye catching nutrition claims on food labels must
conform to standard definitions
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What Front of the Package Nutrition Terms Mean
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The Revolutionary New RDAs
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• Dietary Reference Intake (DRIs) - This is the
  general term used for the new dietary intake
  recommendations.
• Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) - These are
  levels of essential nutrient intake judged to be
  adequate to meet the known nutrient needs of
  practically all healthy persons while decreasing
  the risk of certain chronic diseases.

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• Adequate Intakes (AIs) - These are tentative
  RDAs. AIs are based on less conclusive
  scientific information than are the RDAs.
• Estimated Average Requirements (EARs) - These are
  nutrient intake values that are estimated to meet
  the requirements of half the healthy individuals
  in a group. The EARs are used to assess adequacy
  of intakes of population groups.

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• Tolerable Upper Levels of Intake (ULs)- These are
  upper limits of nutrient intake compatible with
  health. The ULs do not reflect desired levels of
  intake. Rather, they represent total, daily
  levels of nutrient intake from foods, and
  supplements that should not be exceeded.

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Graphic representation of the meaning of terms
and abbreviations used in the 1997-2000 DRIs