May 2020 eNews | FDA Issues Guidance Documents to Help During COVID-19 Crisis

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花季传媒 News | FDA Issues Temporary Guidance for Some Food Labeling Flexibility

Due to supply chain interruptions related to the COVID-19 outbreak, the FDA is allowing manufacturers to continue to use existing labels when some ingredients are substituted, as long as those ingredients meet specific criteria.

花季传媒 News | FDA Issues Reopening Best-Practices Checklist for听Restaurants

The FDA has published a addressing safety measures to help retail food establishments who are able to reopen.

花季传媒 News | The FTC is Warning Companies That Claim to Treat or Prevent COVID-19

The Federal Trade Commission announced it has 50 more marketers nationwide to stop making unsubstantiated claims that their products and therapies can treat or prevent COVID-19. This is the fifth set of warning letters the FTC has announced. In all, the Commission has sent similar letters to more than 120 companies and individuals.

花季传媒 News | Guidance Helps FDA-Regulated Food Establishments Request Help, Report Closures

The FDA has to help FDA-regulated establishments human dining facilities and farms voluntarily notify the agency of temporary closures and significant reductions in operations, or request assistance from the FDA on issues that might affect the continuity of their operations during the pandemic.

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Blog | FDA Allergen Statement Labeling: Synonyms, Species, and Types

Some allergens need more detail than just the general allergen designation, like species or type. This blog covers what terms you can use (and which are mandatory)听 in your allergen statements.听

Blog | Best Practices for Naming Conventions

Establishing your naming conventions for your database items allows for听better organization and quicker searches. This blog covers tips on how to do that.

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FAQ |听Question:听How do I determine what to put on my label as the household measure for one serving of pie?

Answer: The CFR says to use听fractional slices听for 鈥溾 products in large discrete units that are usually divided up for consumption (e.g., cake, pie, pizza, melon, cabbage).”

First determine the gram weight of your full pie. Divide that by the RACC serving size, and round your answer to the nearest whole number. 1/x is your fractional slice.

Example: The total weight of my cherry pie is 967g. The RACC household measure for a serving of pie is 125g. 967 梅 125 = 7.736. That rounds up to 8, so听1/8 pie is the household serving size I would put on my label. And for the gram weight you would use the exact gram weight of 1/8 a pie, which, in this case is 121g. It will look something like this:

Serving Size听 听 听 听 听 听1/8 pie (121g)听

This new cheat sheet will help your determine which household serving is best for your product’s label.

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Tutorial | Finding Recipes That Use A Certain Ingredient

Customers often ask us, “How can I find a list of Recipes that contain a particular Ingredient?” Watch this tutorial to learn the answer.听

Tutorial | Searching for Ingredients by Nutrient Value

This tutorial will show you how to find Ingredients that are high in protein and low in saturated fat as an example of how to search by nutrient values. Check it out.听

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Recorded Webinar | Ingredient Data Deep Dive

During this webinar, we discussed the many options for听reviewing the听nutrient data that makes up your ingredients. Topics covered: Understanding reported data, searching for specific nutrients, data comparison, and more.听听

Upcoming Webinar | Genesis R&D Foods 11.8 Features听Overview (Coming Soon!)

During this webinar, we will review all of the new features being introduced in the next update of Genesis R&D. Topics include: Spec Sheet reports for Ingredients and Recipes, U.S. sulfite tracking and labeling, and more! Register here.听

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Training | July 14-16 | Genesis R&D Professional + Advanced 3-day Training | ONLINE

This training session covers the fundamentals over the first 2 days and then dives into more advanced topics on the third day. Choose From: Combined 3-day Intensive Training, 2-day Professional Training, or a 1-day Advanced Training. Register.

Training |July 29-30 | Genesis R&D Professional + Canadian Label Training | ONLINE

This 2-day training session covers the fundamentals of the Genesis R&D Food program: creating ingredients, building recipes/formulas, nutrition analysis and reporting, labeling, and best practices. Examples and exercises will be specific to the Health Canada Nutrition Facts tables regulations. Register.

For more information on upcoming trainings or additional training options, please听visit our website听or听contact our training department.