The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allows modified formats of the standard Nutrition Facts food label. One of the recognized formats is a dual declaration or dual listing label. This label provides nutrition information on a product prepared, served or consumed in two ways. A dual declaration label is commonly seen on dried mixes, such as cake, soup or macaroni and cheese. It is also frequently used with cereal and sometimes used to denote various serving sizes.   When using a dual declaration label for a dried mix (see Figure A), the first column shows nutrition information for the product as purchased and the second column shows nutrition information for the product prepared as directed on the package. Figure B illustrates both dry cereal and cereal served with milk. Figure C shows a food consumed in two different serving sizes. In this case it is a single serving bag of chips with nutrition information for both the FDA reference weight (30 g) and the entire bag.  Your customers will appreciate the additional information they receive from a dual declaration label. For help with a dual or other format Nutrition Facts food label, please contact the experts at On The Menu, LLC.

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