While almost every packaged food is required to have a nutritional facts label, indicating the serving size and the nutritional value per serving, alcoholic drinks do not. Pete Martin, Regulatory Director at labelling compliance experts, Ashbury Labelling looks at the current positioning regarding nutrition labelling in alcohol. Any dieter will tell you that alcohol is […]
On July 29, President Barack Obama signed a bill amending the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a national disclosure standard for bioengineered foods. While the new law establishes the framework for the labeling of food products containing bioengineered or genetically modified organism (GMO) ingredients, the secretary will […]
A new law that requires food makers to label the packaging of any products that contain genetically modified ingredients has small and midsized manufacturers facing some big decisions. Should they try to provide the information on the label itself or invest in the technology to add scannable codes? Should they change their ingredients to steer […]
