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Food label guide for candy

Food label guide for whole wheat bread

Read food labels

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

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.

Review Date: 04/12/2010
Reviewed By: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; George F Longstreth, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, San Diego, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).

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