U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
A Food Labeling Guide
September, 1994 (Editorial revisions June, 1999)


A Food Labeling Guide
Food Labeling CFR References

Key Word Index

This is a listing that will be helpful to you in locating your food labeling areas of concern. The designated chapters contain questions addressing the listed areas.

Alternate principal display panel Chapter I
Antioxidant Chapter VI
Alternative fat and oil ingredients Chapter IV
Area Chapter III
Artificial colors Chapter IV
Artificial flavors Chapter IV
Authoritative Statement Chapter VI
Chemical preservatives Chapter IV
Coloring Chapter IV
Common or usual name Chapter II IV
Conspicuousness Chapter I III
Country of origin Chapter VII
Daily values Chapter V Chapter VI
Data bases Chapter V
Degree of prominence Chapter II
Descending order of predominance Chapter IV
Determining the net quantity Chapter III
Different package sizes Chapter III
Disclosure statement Chapter V Chapter VI
Dual declarationChapter III
Fanciful names Chapter II
FDA approve labelsChapter VII
Foreign language labelsChapter VII
Health messages Chapter VI
Imitation Chapter II
Information panel Chapter I
Information panel labeling Chapter I
Ingredient list Chapter IV
IngredientsChapter III
Label artworkChapter VII
Label statements Chapter I
Level of protein or vitamins and minerals Chapter V
Low in sodium Chapter VI
Mail order salesChapter VII
Minimum type sizeChapter III
Name and address Chapter I
Name of the food statement Chapter II
Natural flavors Chapter IV
Net quantity of contentsChapter III
Net quantity of contents statement placedChapter III
Net quantity of contents statementChapter III
New name Chapter II
NLEA requirements Chapter V
Notification for claim Chapter VI
Nutrition content descriptors Chapter V
Nutrition facts label Chapter V
Nutrition labeling Chapter V
Nutrition labeling required Chapter V
Ounces and grams Chapter III
Placement of statement of identity Chapter II
Pressurized can Chapter III
Principal display panel Chapter I III
Prominence Chapter I III
Qualifying phrases Chapter III
Reference amount Chapter V
RestrictionsChapter VII
Serving sizes Chapter V
Sliced and unsliced versions of food Chapter II
Spices Chapter IV
Statement of identity Chapter II
StickersChapter VII
Trace ingredients Chapter IV
Type size Chapter I II IV V
Vegetable powder Chapter IV
Warning statementsChapter VII
Water Chapter IV


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