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Log in to Genesis Foods with your email and the password you received from your admin, if you have not already done so.
On the Dashboard, click New Label.
Type the name of your Recipe in the Name text field using the established naming best practices agreed on by your organization. The Name entry can accommodate letters and numbers.
Select the Authority, Regulation Year and Recommendation Profile
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These options dictate how certain elements are displayed on the label. Note: These options are changing frequently as new regulations and label formatting options become available. The screenshot may not always accurately reflect the program.
Label Formatting
A Simplified label format may be used if 8 or more nutrients are present in your Recipe in insignificant amounts.
Check Use the Simplified format
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This option is only enabled if your Recipe meets the criteria |
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Check Use all Abbreviations to display the shortest allowable, version of a nutrient or other label element.
Some examples:
Potass. for Potassium
Incl. for Includes
Vit. C for Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
Footnotes
Select the
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Make sure to check the regulations for those instances when you can hide the footnote. |
Added Sugars Only
If your product is a single-ingredient sugar product, like honey or table sugar, you qualify for special formatting.
To use the special formatting
Check This is for a single-ingredient sugar product
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In most cases, you will also be able to use the Simplified label format for your single-ingredient sugar product. |
When you have made desired modifications
desired Display Options.
Click Apply & Next to go to the
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Mandatory Nutrients menu, Apply & Close to close this dialog and save changes or Cancel to close this dialog without saving changes.
Mandatory Nutrients
Here is where you will find the available options for the individual mandatory nutrients on your label.
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See this page for a description of all the available Display Options. |
Mandatory Nutrients
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Use the arrow to expand the menu.
Select your option.
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Note: This quick start will not cover the individual options. Those can be found here. |
Click
the desired Mandatory Nutrients Options.
Click Apply & Next to go to the
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Mandatory Nutrients menu, Apply & Close to close this dialog and save changes or Cancel to close this dialog without saving changes.
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See this page for a description of all the available Mandatory Nutrients Options. Note: Not all nutrients will have options. |
Voluntary Nutrients
Here is where you will find the available options for the individual voluntary nutrients you wish to display on your label.
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Voluntary nutrients are just that , — voluntary . Unless you are making — unless you make any sort of related nutrient claim on your label. Example: “High in Vitamin C.” When you make a claim, you must display the nutrient on your label.
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click the Show (eye) icon for a currently displayed nutrient
To access modify using the options
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Use the arrow to expand the menu.
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Note: This quick start will not cover the individual options. Those can be found here. |
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Select the desired Mandatory Nutrients Options.
Click Apply & Next to go to the Mandatory Nutrients menu, Apply & Close to close this dialog and save changes or Cancel to close this dialog without saving changes.
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See this page for a description of all the available Voluntary Nutrients Options. Note: Not all nutrients will have options. |
Approval and Download
When you have finished setting up your label exactly as you want it, you can choose to Approve your label and/or Download a printable or editable version.
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