What are the minimum type sizes and other format requirements for the Nutrition Facts label?
The illustration below indicates an example of the graphics FDA uses to display the Nutrition Facts label. Format requirements are specified in 21 CFR 101.9(d). • Overall • Nutrition Facts label is boxed with all black or one color type printed on a white or neutral background. • Typeface and Size • The Nutrition Facts label uses 6 point or larger Helvetica Black and/or Helvetica Regular type. In order to fit some formats the typography may be kerned as much as -4 (tighter kerning reduces legibility). • Key nutrients & their % Daily Value are set in 8 point Helvetica Black (but “%” is set in Helvetica Regular). • Nutrition Facts is set in either Franklin Gothic Heavy or Helvetica Black to fit the width of the label flush left and flush right. • Serving Size and Servings per container are set in 8 point Helvetica Regular with 1 point of leading. • The table labels (for example, “Amount per Serving”) are set in 6 point Helvetica Black. • Absolute measures of nutrient content (for example
