NUTRITION LABELING HANDBOOK
edited by Ralph Shapiro
Examining the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act (NLEA), this reference discusses the history
of the NLEA and its impact on various segments of the food industry—making complex and
detailed regulations easily understandable throughout.
Features:
- provides valuable government, industry, and consumer perspectives on labeling regulations as well as practical guidelines for compliance and packaging
- supplies information necessary to calculate serving sizes for virtually all food product categories
- outlines recommended methods for determining the nutrient content of foods
- reviews database options
- presents numerous graphic examples of label formats accepted by the FDA
- details international harmonization and the legalities of NLEA relative to foreign regulations such as NAFTA and GATT
- addresses consumer education in matters of nutrition and health through nutrition labeling
- ...and more
Contents:
A Brief History of FDA Regulation Relating to the Nutrient Content of Food, Peter Barton Hutt
Perspectives on Nutrition Labeling and Education Act, F. Edward Scarbrough
Nutrition Labeling of Meat and Poultry Products—An Overview of Regulations from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, John McCutcheon
Effects of the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act on FTC Advertisement Enforcement Policy, Deborah K. Owen and Joyce E. Plyler
International Harmonization and Compliance, Linda R. Horton
Food Labeling—The Agony and the Ecstasy: An Industry Perspective on Nutrition Labeling and Education Act, Paul F. Hopper
A Comprehensive Review of Nutrition Labeling of Raw Produce and Fish, Jean A.T. Pennington, Virginia L. Wilkening, Mary M. Bender, and Jung Keun Lee
Strategic Planning and Management of Changing Packages to Comply with Nutrition Regulations, Aaron L. Brody
Designing Packages for a Healthier America and the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act, J. Roy Parcels and Aaron L. Brody
Nutrition Labeling and Education Act: Linking Education to Regulation, Naomi Kulakow
Meeting the NLEA Education Challenge: A Consumer Research Perspective, Brenda M. Derby and Sara Beck Fein
Consumer Communications: Informing, Educating, and Persuading the Public to Use the New Food Label, Lauren Swann
Lost in the Supermarket: Consumer Confusion and Marketing Mania, Stephen Gardner
The Impact of Nutrition Labeling and Education Act[s] An Industry Perspective, Guy H. Johnson
NLEA and the Calorie Control Food and Beverage Industry, Lyn O'Brien Nabors
Labeling Dairy Foods Under NLEA: New Products, New Opportunities, Thomas Balmer and Kimberlee J. Carson
The Impact of Mandatory Nutrition Labeling Rules on the U.S Meat and Poultry Industry, James L. Marsden
The Impact of the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act on the Frozen Food Industry, Leslie G. Sarasin
The Impact of Nutrition Labeling and Education Act on the Food Service Industry,
Guy E. Livingston
The Impact of the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act on Functional Foods, Clare M. Hasler, Richard L. Huston, and Eve M. Caudill
Cereal and Bakery Products: The Nutrition Labeling and Education Act Challenge,
Paul Bruns and Cheryl Callen
Compliance with Nutrient Content Declaration Requirements, James T. Heimbach and S. Kathleen Egan
Analytical Methods and Databases for Nutrition Labeling, Ralph Shapiro
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