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What's the Difference Between Portion and Serving Sizes

IFIC study examines consumer understanding of portion and serving sizes

January 31, 2022

We’ve all seen “serving size” listed at the top of the Nutrition Facts label. But what exactly does that mean? What about the term “portion size”? The International Food Information Council (IFIC) conducted a new survey to gauge how much consumers know — and, importantly, whether they know the difference.

Organic claims were featured in more than 50% of new baby/toddler foods in 2015

Market Growth for Natural, Clean Label Products

Natural, organic and “free-from” products join the clean label mainstream market

Lu Ann Williams

June 14, 2016

Today, despite concerns over the definition and use of the term “natural” in some quarters, there’s been continued growth in products marketed on natural or clean label platforms.

Defining ‘Natural’ on Food Labels

NPD Group study examines changing landscape of food ingredients and production

December 16, 2015

Giving Consumers Access to Ingredient Information

Major food companies commit to using SmartLabel Initiative for wide range of products

December 14, 2015

Gorton's Seafood Moves to Fewer Ingredients

Gorton's to simplify ingredients and introduce new, cleaner recipes for all of its products by the end of 2017

November 13, 2015

And today, in an effort to bring such ingredients to the forefront, Gorton's announced a commitment to simplify ingredients and introduce new, cleaner recipes for all of the brand's items by the end of 2017.

EU Nutrition Labels

ESHA Research helps processors automatically create camera-ready nutrition labels that comply with EU regulations

February 26, 2015

ESHA Research now offers a European Union labeling module for its flagship Genesis R&D Food Development and Labeling Software. The new module allows users to automatically create camera-ready nutrition labels that comply with EU regulations.

Sodium Concerns Diminish?

NPD Group predicts U.S. consumers will be less concerned about sodium in the future.

July 15, 2014

As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration prepares to issue voluntary sodium guidelines for food manufacturers and restaurants, food market research by The NPD Group finds that U.S. consumers are less concerned about their sodium intake, and their consumption of foods with a low sodium or no salt label is declining and will continue to decline in the future.

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FDA Nutrition Labeling Changes

Manufacturers face several major and “under-the-radar” changes in FDA’s Proposed Rules on Nutrition Labeling.

Steven B. Steinborn Veronica Colas, Contributing Editor

June 12, 2014

Major and “under the radar” changes in FDA’s Proposed Rules on Nutrition Labeling are ahead.

FDA on the Revised Nutrition Labels

The agency has long been considering changing the Nutrition Facts label.

February 27, 2014

Among other things, FDA is proposing to change some of the nutrients of public health significance that must be declared on the label.

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