labels "Artifical Flavor"

HellfireFarm

HellfireFarm

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Has anyone done anything requiring labeling where you used "Artificial Flavor"? I'm having a hard time getting a definitive answer from the codes & FDA references so far.

You have to list your ingredients on the label, and ingredients that have ingredients have to have those listed too - but there are some exceptions, such as "spices". From what I can tell "artificial flavor" falls into that exception, but it's not clear to me exactly how & where you hit that threshold. Thoughts?

Just to be clear - I'm just trying to save space on the label, my ingredient lists for some of the candies are crazy long due to the sub-ingredients requirement...
 
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I actually misstated VERY badly, as I don't use artifical flavors, unless you count extracts as such (FDA does not). I don't know why I used that in the title - probably because I had just finished reading a bunch about the topic and it covers artificial more.

And I guess I wasn't clear that I'm just looking to simplify labeling, not to hide anything.

That said, point taken.
 
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I did say "flavors" :)

I was really only thinking about the extracts but I was definitely not clear on any of that. But like I said, point taken and I'm done with the thought. As always, thanks for the honest feedback!
 
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I was going by your recipe in the other thread. Assuming you still use Pop Rocks?
 
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You HAVE to think of ingredients of ingredients. What if someone is allergic to peanuts and you didn't look to see if the sub-ingredient had peanuts or was produced in a facility that produced peanuts. Even if your "ingredient of an ingredient" was produced in a facility that produced peanuts, you now have to list the allergen language. Sub-ingredients need to be treated as ingredients. Because they are.
 
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I think I'm not being very clear here.

My labels include all of that information. I've copied it directly from the sub-ingredients and have them listed per regulation. I also have others review them for me as well to be sure I'm not missing anything.

When I say I wasn't thinking about ingredients of ingredients, I'm talking about this thread, and our discussion. I was only thinking about my flavor extracts when I asked so was stuck in that mode.

And, as I said, you've made your point so it's no longer an issue.
 
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