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What are required to appear on nutritional labels

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Are Nutrition Facts labels required on allfoods?

Answer: The Nutrition Facts label (an example is illustrated in section 7 L2) is required on most food packages labeled.

The illustration indicates FDA's typeface and style to help assure readability and conspicuousness. Not all of these type specifications are required. The mandatory type specifications are listed in 21 CFR 101.9(d). Unlike the illustrative examples in this guidance,

(1) Any legible type style may be used, not just Helvetica, (2) The heading Nutrition Facts must be the largest type size in the nutrition label (i.e., it must be larger than 8-point, but does not need to be 13-point) and should extend the width of the Nutrition Facts box, and (3) There is no specific thickness
required for the three bars that separate the central sections of the nutrition ­ label. 21 CFR 101.9(a) and 21 CFR 101.9(a)(1) Below are listed categories providing exemptions or special provisions for ­ nutrition labeling. Generally, a food package loses those exemptions, if a ­ nutrition claim is made or nutrition information is provided

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