peanuts, wheat, soybeans)
• Free Range+
• Fruit Claims (e.g., made with real fruit, made with fruit, made with cranberries)
• Geographic logo or Flag (e.g., Eiffel tower, flag, map, Mount Rushmore, outline of
a specific region (State or Country).
• Gluten free (certified or non-certified)
• Great for You program
• Health claims defined in 21 CFR 101.14 and 101.70-83
• Humanely Raised+
• Implied nutrition claims (e.g., any version of a nutrition statement that does not follow
the regulations in 9 CFR 317.309- 9 CFR 317.380 or 9 CFR 381.409-9 CFR
381.480, including, baked not fried, heart smart, made with vegetable oil, made with
olive oil, made without butter, no tropical oils, non-fried*, protein pals*, protein snack,
protein snack box, rubbed with olive oil, reduced guilt, statements about specific
types of oil, thin battered, and breaded*)
• Instructional or disclaimer statements addressing pathogens on products going to
another Federal establishment, (e.g., for cooking only, for full lethality treatment, for
high pressure processing at establishment XXX, for use in Type 1 course ground
beef)
• Labels for certified pet food
• Labels for religious exempt poultry product not produced under Federal
inspection (e.g., Buddhist, Confucius, Halal product not receiving the mark of
inspection and Kosher product not receiving the mark of inspection)
• Labels for sample product (i.e., products not for sale that are for consumer testing
within in commerce facilities) with special statements and claims
• Local, Locally Raised, Grown Locally, Locally Sourced in geographic location (e.g.,
Locally Sourced in New York)+
• Made without genetically engineered ingredients claim (that do not have USDA
organic certification on the label+)
• Milk from cows not treated with rBST-no significant difference has been shown
between milk derived from rBST treated and non rBST treated cow’s statements
on FDA products incorporated into USDA products+
• Minimally Processed
• MyPlate icon
• Natural claims (e.g., all natural, 100% natural, made with natural ingredients)
• Negative or “Free” claims (e.g., no additives, no alcohol, not all natural, no animal
by-products, no artificial colors, no artificial ingredients, no artificial preservatives,
no breading, no butter, casein free, no certified colors, no certified synthetic colors,
egg free, no gestation crates, gluten free, no gluten ingredients, not gluten free, no
growth promotants including ractopamine, no high fructose corn syrup, no imitation
anything, lactose free, no lard, no liquid smoke, no mechanically separated chicken,
no mechanically separated pork, chicken or turkey, no MSG, no MSG added, no
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