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James Burkey Belser (July 8, 1947 – September 25, 2023) was an American graphic designer.He is best known for his design of the nutrition facts label, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandated food labeling system that appears on all packaged foods in the United States, which has been called by some "the most frequently reproduced graphic in the world."
A sample nutrition facts label, with instructions from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration [1] Nutrition facts placement for two Indonesian cartons of milk The nutrition facts label (also known as the nutrition information panel, and other slight variations [which?]) is a label required on most packaged food in many countries, showing what nutrients and other ingredients (to limit and get ...
Regulation 1151/2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs: defines "labelling" as "any words, particulars, trade marks, brand name, pictorial matter or symbol relating to a foodstuff and placed on any packaging, document, notice, label, ring or collar accompanying or referring to such foodstuff".
The nutrition labels were to include percent U.S. RDA based on the 1968 RDAs in effect at the time. The RDAs continued to be updated (in 1974, 1980 and 1989) but the values specified for nutrition labeling remained unchanged. [11] In 1993, the FDA published new regulations mandating the inclusion of a nutrition facts label on most packaged ...
"Nutrition Facts Label Programs & Materials". Ingredients, Packaging & Labeling. Labeling & Nutrition. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Nutritional Health Alliance v. Shalala, 953 F.Supp. 526 (S.D.N.Y., 1997) Challenge, on First Amendment grounds, the NLEA framework requiring advanced FDA authorization for health claims made on vitamin labels.
it acts as a vehicle for food marketing, promotion and advertising (via label vignettes, promotional information and label claims such as low fat, cholesterol-free, high source of fibre, product of Canada, natural, organic, no preservatives added, and so on). [2] Examples of various common food labelling found in homes
An interesting halfway is those labels that are considered mandatory by one buying population and effectively preclude purchase if they are not there, e.g. kosher, vegan, and the aforementioned GMO-free label now seen on many organic products. Areas in which mandatory labelling is being discussed [by whom?] include: [citation needed]
Despite worries from some in the food industry that red foods would be shunned, the British Medical Association, Food Standards Agency and others agree that consumers interpret the labels sensibly and realise they can have red foods as a treat, and these labels are easier to understand than lists of percentages.