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CFIA Nutrition Label Rounding Rules for Canada

Posted on June 03, 2025 by Jack Scotti

The CFIA has very specific rules covering how to round nutrition labels depending on the nutrient and its value. That's why you [hopefully!] won't see labels showing 122...

Freeze Dried Nutrition Facts

Posted on May 30, 2025 by Jack Scotti

Freeze dried food products, especially freeze dried candies, are becoming increasingly popular. If you need to generate nutrition facts for freeze dried products don’t...

How to Generate Barcodes For Food Labels

Posted on May 16, 2025 by Jack Scotti

ReciPal now makes it easy to add barcodes to your labels. We automatically generate unique barcodes for each of your recipes and give you the ability to customize them to...

Creating Transparent Backgrounds on Nutrition Labels

Posted on May 01, 2025 by Jack Scotti

We’ve introduced a new label styling option in ReciPal: PNG labels with transparent backgrounds. While most design customization still happens outside ReciPal, this feature...

FDA Allergen Updates - How To Stay Compliant

Posted on April 23, 2025 by Jack Scotti

In January the FDA released its final guidance regarding food allergens and their labeling requirements. This update includes notable changes, but don’t worry, ReciPal has...