Our Client Services Staff will work with you to establish an analytical testing program or help supplement an existing program you may already have. The regulations for USDA products closely compare to the FDA's rules. Under these regulations food nutrition labels now offer more complete, useful and accurate information than ever before. They contain easy to read information for virtually every product in the grocery store. Standardized serving sizes are now more realistic and make product nutritional comparisons much easier.
Stearic acid is the exception to their agreement.
Under the USDA label stearic acid can be listed as an individual subcomponent of saturated fat. The mandatory and voluntary components of the label are listed below along with their accepted abbreviations. These abbreviations may be used only on packages that have 40 square inches or less of available space. The FDA and USDA allow exemptions for products meeting specifications set forth by these agencies. Please refer to the Federal Register for specific details on exemptions.