Hello,

Every food container has Nutrition Facts Label. Is there any company
doing the food analysis for food manufacturer and works out this
Nutrition Facts Label for them? If it is true, please show me a list
of companies doing this job. Also, does this label need to be approved
by FDA? If yes, what is the procedure?

thks for your help.

Hello.

Yes, there are companies that do food analysis for nutrition labels.

Here are some of the leaders in the field:

Food Products Laboratory, Inc.
12003 N.E. Ainsworth Circle, Suite 105
Portland, OR  97220
1-800-FPL-9555
http://www.fplabs.com/
Nutritional analysis information at:
http://www.fplabs.com/nutritional.htm

Medallion Laboratories
9000 Plymouth Avenue North
Minneapolis, MN  55427
1-800-245-5615
http://www.medlabs.com/nut.htm

Nutrition and Diet Services (NDS)
P.O. Box 67070
Portland Oregon 97268
(503) 654-3583 
http://www.nutrition-dietservices.com/

Several more testing companies are listed on this web page:
Food Entrepreneur:Testing & Labeling, 
osted by North Dakota State University:
http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/cdfs/foodent/test.htm


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Also, does this label need to be approved by FDA? 
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No, the label does not have to get FDA approval. 

"Under FDA's laws and regulations, label approval is not required to
import or distribute a food product."
source:
FDA Food Labeling Guide
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/flg-toc.html

However, the FDA says that it may collect "surveillance samples" and
check them for accuracy.  If the information on the label is wrong,
the FDA would advise the manufacturer and possibly initiate regulatory
action.

"N76.  Question: Will FDA analyze my products and send me a report to
use for my nutrition label?
Answer: No. FDA does not have the resources to analyze products upon
request. However, FDA will collect surveillance samples to monitor the
accuracy of nutrition information. The manufacturer, packer or
distributor would be advised of any analytical results that are not in
compliance. Additionally, depending on circumstances, FDA may initiate
regulatory action."
source:
FDA Food Labeling Questions and Answers
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/qa2.html



Also see:
FDA Backgrounder
May 1999, The Food Label
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fdnewlab.html

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I hope this helps.