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Tools for Creating and Printing Nutrition Labels
QuickLabel Has Your Guide to Software and Label Solutions Perfect for Nutrition Labels You’ve already come up with the best recipe ever, and you can’t wait to start marketing and selling it to customers. One thing is standing in your … Continue reading
Posted in Labeling Standards, QuickLabel products
Tagged beverage lables, food labels, Kiaro! label printer, nutrition label
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Food Label Claims in Canada are Now the Consumer’s Responsibility
The Canadian government announced yesterday that it was going to shave its budget by getting out of the business of “policing” marketing claims on food labels. In other words, the government will no longer verify claims on food labels such … Continue reading
Posted in Labeling Standards, Packaging
Tagged food labels, label claims, label policing
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When Serving Size and Package Size Don’t Seem to Match
Have you ever noticed that serving sizes don’t seem to reflect package sizes? It’s like the nutrition label and the food package are from two different products! Serving size may seem like just another number on a food product label, … Continue reading
Posted in Labeling Standards, Packaging
Tagged food labels, nutrition facts panels, package size, serving size
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Are Nutrition Labels Going to Change?
There has been a lot of recent debate about nutrition facts labels. The question is: are they really useful and effective for consumers who are trying to make healthy eating choices? Or should they be changed? This issue is that … Continue reading
How To Print QR Codes on Your Product Labels
Have you noticed the cool-looking black and white square-shaped barcodes appearing more and more often on food and beverage labels, on signs, in magazines, and so on? QR Codes are growing in popularity – here’s how you can print your … Continue reading
Posted in Labeling Standards, Packaging
Tagged cosmetics labels, food labels, packaging, product labels, QR Codes, Quick Response Code, Wine Labels
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Fresh Label Printing Makes Fresh-Cut Produce More Profitable
Fresh-cut and packaged fruits and vegetables are a growing trend in retail food sales. With greater interest in fresh and natural foods and less free time available to clean and prepare produce, consumers are turning to ready-to-eat packages of fruits … Continue reading
Posted in Packaging, QuickLabel products
Tagged food labels, produce labels, short-run labels
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Sell-By Date, Use-By Date, and Expiration Date Labels – What’s the Difference?!
When you’re out shopping for groceries, you are probably scanning items for dates, whether it is an expiration date, a sell-by date, or a use-by date. Looking for those label terms is a good thing, but do you know what they … Continue reading
Posted in Labeling Standards
Tagged best before date, expiration date, food labels, sell by date
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Behind the Label: Locally Grown Food
When many of us shop for produce we check for a few things: Are the strawberries ripe? Are there any bruises on those apples? Are these carrots “organic” - or are they the increasingly popular “locally grown”? AH yes, “locally … Continue reading
Create Nutrition Facts Panels with Nutrition Labeling Software
Are you responsible for creating nutrition facts panels for your food labels? Are you looking for an easy way to generate your nutrition facts? I’ve done some research on software programs to help incorporate nutrition facts panels on your labels. … Continue reading
Posted in Labeling Standards, Uncategorized
Tagged FDA, food labels, ingredient panels, nutrition labels
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The Meat of the Matter on Natural Poultry & Meat Labeling
Here’s the scoop on what “all natural” means on a meat label or poultry label, how meat labels are currently regulated, and the requirements for labeling meats in the United States.
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Posted in Labeling Standards
Tagged FDA, food labels, meat labels, natural labels, USDA
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