Celebrating 31 years of publication in 2025!
The latest Food Fax®
The Food Fax Q1 2025 issue covers the evolution of FOP (Front of Pack) nutrition labelling, developed by the private sector and now expropriated by the public sector. Use of land and property terms are appropriate, as food labels are primary real estate. This Q1 issue looks at the UK’s voluntary iconic traffic-light system, Canada’s FOP mandatory nutrition symbol when triggered by saturated fat, sugar and sodium content, and the FDA’s proposed Nutrition Label-ette, a clever “mini-me” of the full Nutrition Facts label.
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The horizon is in view
Now in its 31st year of publication, Year 2025 will be the final year of publication of Food Fax®, as the publisher (IFFL) prepares for full retirement. As they say “It’s been a slice”. Some of you have been loyal readers since 1994, when facsimile (fax) was the electronic means of document transmission. To provide value while using the recipient’s ink and paper, the content was limited to one page, and the frequency restricted to once per quarter. A changing annual theme would pique reader interest. As well “fax” is a play on “facts” – material validated with references, no advertising or promotion. The early readers recognized value from the onset, paving the way for a publication that would span more than three decades. I will say more on this, and convey my heartfelt thanks, when we publish Food Fax Q4 2025.
Theme of Food Fax 2025: “Food label battles”
The battlefield of food labels is the Food Fax 2025 theme. One of our loyal readers from 1994, who hails from the USA, tipped us off regarding Peoria, IL’s WPBG radio station’s Jeopardy-style program “Question Impossible” which, one day last fall, called out food labels and the confusion they both create and suffer. The first issue will address FOPs. Subsequent issues will cover food label information such as the serving size in a Nutrition Facts table, ingredient statements, net quantity declarations, and other hot topics as they no doubt will surface.
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