Regulatory, Compliance & Labor
Farm Nutrition Labeling Guide
A guide to nutrition labeling for small farm food products, used by owners deciding whether a label panel is needed. Print it, fill it in on site, and file the completed copy with your records.
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The steps on this page
- Find out if your product is exempt
- Gather recipe and serving details
- Choose a lab or software method
- Draft the panel format
- Check claims such as low or free
- Review small business rules
- Have regulator review the label
How to use this guide
Follow the steps in order and write down any changes you make. Where your equipment or product has instructions, those come first.
Where to check the details
This sheet is a general template, so confirm specifics with your own manuals, labels and local rules. For current official guidance, start with FDA and eXtension.
For more in this area, see the Farm Safety. Between chores, farm.FM has farm humor, including Farm Accidents Aren’t Fun, and agribusiness farm stories.