Can manufacturers use databases to generate their Nutrition Facts information?
Manufacturers are responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the nutrient information on their product labels, and it is their choice how they determine the nutrient content. If a manufacturer chooses to use an ingredient database to calculate nutrient information, he should be assured of the accuracy of this information, and that it is representative of the company’s food products and food ingredients. In general, some analyses are recommended to verify the accuracy of the calculations resulting from the use of a database.
