What is required on a label for packaged food?
– Labeling of packaged foods must include: name and address of the manufacturer, producer, or distributor; accurate statement of quantity of the contents in terms of weight, measure or numerical count; name of product; ingredients, if two or more ingredients are present, list by order of their predominance by weight, e.g. peanuts, salt. For the complete list of requirements for food labels, contact the Food and Drug Branch, California Department of Health Services.
