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A
major update to the TechWizard™ (Version 2b-18) computer program has just been
completed. The TechWizard™ is now
easier to use and more powerful. Many new features have been added including:
an improved nutrition labeling section, an increased number of ingredients
available with the USDA Ingredient Composition Database now in TechWizard™ format, along with an
improved Information Center with more information in the regulations section.
New Features for Nutrition Labeling
This update increases the flexibility of the TechWizard
for making nutrition labels and preparing ingredient declarations. The update
includes the Food Labeling Guide a 95 page compilation of information
from the United States Food and Drug Administration ( FDA). The following is
the table of Contents from the Food Labeling Guide.
Food Labeling Guide - Table of Contents
WHY A FOOD LABELING GUIDE?
CHAPTER I--GENERAL FOOD LABELING REQUIREMENTS
CHAPTER II--NAME OF FOOD
CHAPTER III--NET QUANTITY OF CONTENTS STATEMENTS
CHAPTER V--NUTRITION LABELING
CHAPTER VI--CLAIMS
CHAPTER VII--MISCELLANEOUS
CHAPTER VIII - FOOD LABELING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VOLUME I (BOOKLET AUGUST
1993 )
APPENDIX A - DEFINITIONS OF NUTRIENT CONTENT CLAIMS
APPENDIX B RELATIVE (OR COMPARATIVE) CLAIMS
APPENDIX C - HEALTH CLAIMS
USDA Ingredient Database is Now Available as a Separate Product
The entire USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference,
Release No. 12 (SR 12) is now available as a separate product for the
TechWizard™. The
database has the following major categories:
The
entire database contains data on 5,976 food items for up to 81 properties
(food components). Sugars composition data was provided for some of the
ingredients in SR 12. Relative sweetness, lactose content, and sucrose
equivalents were calculated for ingredients where data was available. This
was accomplished using the following reference, "Sugar Content of
Selected Foods: Individual and Total Sugars", Home Economics
Research Report No. 48. All information was obtained from the USDA Nutrient
Data Laboratory web site, http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/.
Code of Federal Regulations
The TechWizard™ information available in the Information Center
has been increased and updated. The following is a list of the parts of the Code
of Federal Regulations that have been included in this update.
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