Juice Labeling Requirements

Hi Damarco, I know quite a few use Stickermule for juice bottle labels, and we use them for stickers as well, great company! Check out our juicing Facebook group to ask what other people are doing https://www.facebook.com/groups/407299067217191 There is also a bottle label topic on there already!

Hi Elilta, As long as your business qualifies as a "small business" according to the FDA, you do not need nutritional facts on the label. Here is the quote from FDA on what qualifies as a small business:

The nutrition labeling exemptions found in 21 CFR 101.9(j)(1) and 21 CFR 101.36(h)(1) apply to retailers with annual gross sales of not more than $500,000, or with annual gross sales of foods or dietary supplements to consumers of not more than $50,000. For these exemptions, a notice does not need to be filed with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

You can find that here: https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/small-business-nutrition-labeling-exemption-guidance

As long as you're not labeling your almond milk as "juice", you do not need the percentages. However, you will want to pay attention to pages 22-24 of the FDA food labeling guide (https://www.fda.gov/media/81606/download) where it explains that for foods containing "major food allergens" such as tree nuts, you do need to label that in a specific way (ie: Contains Almonds), as well as include the ingredients listed in order of predominance by volume. Please refer to the labeling guide for where this information is supposed to be placed on your label. For examples, I would look at some of the existing nut milk manufacturers labels like this one here: https://elmhurst1925.com/collections/unsweetened/products/unsweetened-milked-hazelnuts

Hi Michuel, Glad you found it helpful! You can find the FDA guidance you are looking for on this page: https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/guidance-industry-food-labeling-guide It has a downloadable label guide, which you can also find here: https://www.fda.gov/media/81606/download In this guide under general food labeling requirements on page 6 is the requirement for the location to be on the label. For other juice label requirements, see page 8.

Hi Vera, Yes, according to FDA regulations, you will need to pasteurize the juice in order to wholesale and sell to others. You can read more on the FDA website and also our blog article that talks about what is needed to run a wholesale operation here: https://www.goodnature.com/blog/four-basic-models-cold-pressed-juice-business/. As far as getting the nutrition facts, the reputable software program is quite expensive, so we purchased it to be able to offer the service to our clients at a more affordable rate, you can find information on that here: https://www.goodnature.com/blog/goodnature-now-offers-nutritional-analysis-labeling-cold-pressed-juice/

Have you tried contacting your local health department? That is what I would recommend. The specific labeling requirements will depend on what the local health inspector says. You can certainly add any powders to the juice after you make the juice. You may want to try just adding real cayenne peppers to the recipe. I will let Ari chime in here with advice on the 100% juice question, but I think that's ok as long as what your adding to the juice is 100% fruit or vegetable.

Usually if you are just selling direct to consumer from the location the juice is being made, you don't need the full nutritional labeling. You will have to work with your local health inspector to ask what is acceptable for your location.

Thanks Stephen! Yes, you are correct. You would need to recalculate the percentage by dividing the weight of the water by the total finished weight of fluid in the bottle and multiply by 100. This is the percentage of the water, so you would then take that percentage and subtract from 100% to figure out your percentage of juice. For example if you're adding 2 oz of water to a 16 oz bottle and the rest is filled with juice, you would calculate: 2 divided by 16 x 100 = 12.5% (water), 100% - 12.5% = 87.5% Juice

Hi Lacy, Large print houses like Weber Packaging Solutions handle large quantity juice label printing and automation. For smaller quantities, online suppliers like Sticker Mule make it quick and easy to get your labels fast. Before you design, or have your labels designed, make sure to get the necessary label requirements from your local health department. Our on staff Juice Business Consultant, Ari, can help you with creating your nutrition labels. You can submit your recipes here or email him to discuss, aris@goodnature.com.

Jan 5, 2018