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This Quick Start assumes two things:

  1. You have built the Recipe for this label; and

  2. you have successfully obtained a login and password from your admin.

Note: Genesis Foods will automatically save your work every few seconds, but there are some actions that require a manual save.

First steps

  1. Log in to Genesis Foods with your email and the password you received from your admin, if you have not already done so.

  2. On the Dashboard, click New Label.

This will take you to the Label dashboard where you add a Recipe to your Label and make necessary adjustments.

Setup Details

Note: For version 1.0, only U.S. labels are available. As such, you cannot currently select different years, recomendation profiles or bilingual. This will change as more labels are added.

Name

Use the established naming best practices agreed on by your organization. The name entry can accommodate letters and numbers.

Authority

The Authority (the country or region) dictates the regulations for this Label.

Regulation Year

If you are creating your product during a compliance grace period, you may be able to use the older regulations. The most recent date will always represent the latest regulations. Available regulation years depend on Authority selected.

Recommendation Profile

Depending on the Authority and Regulation Year you have selected, these will be some variation of Adult, Child, Infant. Recommendation Profiles will affect the % daily values on your label.

Bilingual

The languages available are dependent on the Authority you selected.

Label Templates

The program will use the temple you selected to draw your label. In most cases, selecting Standard is the best option. However, depending on package size, labeling space and contents, you may be able to use Tabular or Linear. Click the Learn More link to help you decide which label to use.

When you have finished setting up your label, click Continue to Label

Select Recipes

Here is where you choose the Recipe you want to generate a Lable for.

Serving Options

Most situations require a number of servings and a household measure. Enter those here. If your Label does not require …

Display Options

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Mandatory Nutrients

Most of the mandatory nutrients have ….

Voluntary Nutrients

Here is where you add voluntary nutrients and select…

Download

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