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Food Label Guide for Candy

Food Label Guide for Whole Wheat Bread

Read food labels

• Restaurant foods
• Hospital cafeterias
• Airline foods
• Food service vendors (such as mall cookie vendors, sidewalk vendors, and vending machines)
• Ready-to-eat food prepared primarily on the site
• Bulk food that is not resold
• Food produced by small businesses
• Medical foods
• Plain coffee and tea
• Flavor extracts
• Food colors
• Spices
• Other foods that contain no significant amounts of any nutrients

Stores may voluntarily list nutrients for many raw foods. The 20 most commonly eaten raw fruits and vegetables and seafood will display nutrition information in the store. Nutrition labeling for single-ingredient raw products, such as ground beef and chicken breasts, is also voluntary.

A toll-free consumer hot line of the American Dietetics Association National Center for Nutrition and Dietetics is available to answer questions on the new food Labels. They operate between 10 AM and 5 PM Eastern time, Monday through Friday. The number is 1-800-366-1655.

Review Date: 09/02/2005
Reviewed By: William McGee, M.D., M.H.A., Assistant Professor of Medicine and Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, and Director ICU Quality Improvement, Critical Care Division, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.