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What's on a Food Label?

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L883 What's on a Food Label?

by Karen Blakeslee

  • Published Date: Mar 1993
  • Revision Date: Jun 2026
What's on a Food Label?
What's on a Food Label?

Updated for 2026. Consumers can gain useful information by reading food labels. The label offers useful ingredient and nutrition information according to rules set by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). 12 pages, b/w.

Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service
K-State Research and Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director of K-State Research and Extension, Kansas State University, County Extension Councils, Extension Districts.
Updated September 2023

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