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FDA Food Label Tests |
FDA Nutrition Facts Label Design and Nutrition Facts Label Testing |
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Intertek helps companies meet meet FDA, USDA and other related food label compliance. The New Orleans USA laboratory analyzes food products for 14 nutritional elements,
mandatory components required by the FDA for labeling purposes. Learn more about nutritional label testing services.
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Food and Beverage Testing includes:
- Food Ingredient Analysis
- Trace Analysis
- Beverage Nutritional Value
- Food Nutritional Value
- Pet Food Nutritional Value
- Baked Goods Nutritional Value
- Health Food Nutritional Value
- Food Testing Services
- Mercury Content in Fish
- Pesticide Residue in Food
- Trace Residue Testing
- Food Packaging Tests
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Fees for mandatory nutritional testing:
- Test Results within 20 business days (four weeks or less): $586 per sample
- Voluntary components involve additional testing and fees
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FDA: Food and Drug Administration
USDA: United States Department of Agriculture |
Mandatory FDA food nutritional label information:
- Total Fat, Saturated Fat
- Cholesterol
- Sodium
- Vitamin A, Vitamin C
- Calcium
- Total Carbohydrates
- Trans Fat
- Dietary Fiber
- Sugars
- Protein
- Iron
- Total Calories, Calories from Fat
*calculated from moisture, ash, protein and fat.
**Trans Fat listing is voluntary until January 1, 2006 Ref: FDA 68FR414.
- Additional US FDA Food Label Resources
Voluntary components declared on the label:
- Calories From Saturated Fat, Monounsaturated Fat
- Soluble Fiber, Insoluble Fiber, Total Dietary Fiber
- Other Carbohydrates
- Polyunsaturated Fat
- Transfatty Acids
- Sugar Alcohols (mannitol, sorbitol)
Other vitamins and minerals tested:
- Vitamin D, Vitamin E (low level), Niacin, Folic Acid, Vitamin B12
- Phosphorus, Iodine, Potassium
- Thiamine B1, Riboflavin B2, Biotin, Vitamin B6
- Pantothenic Acid, Magnesium, Copper, Zinc
- The lab offers additional testing for trace metals, pesticides and
other compounds.
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