Raising Your Nutrition Label IQ

Presented by Mark Kantor

June 4, 2025, 1pm (eastern)

Many people have difficulty understanding the Nutrition Facts label, especially with regards to properly interpreting and using the information about serving sizes and the percent Daily Values. This webinar will clear up some of the confusion about these and other labeling issues, and will answer such questions as:

• What exactly is the percent Daily Value and why is it not included for all the nutrients that are listed on the label?
• How should I use the percent Daily Value in deciding which foods to purchase?
• Why do some labels have two columns of nutrition information?
• Why do some labels include a relatively large number of vitamins and minerals, and some hardly list any at all?

This webinar will also discuss some of the science that went into developing the Nutrition Facts label and explain why FDA decided to update and modernize the label in 2016. By attending this webinar, you will become a more knowledgeable label reader.

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About the Presenters

Mark Kantor

EAS Consulting Consulting Independent Consultant

Mark Kantor’s professional career has been at the intersection of food science and nutrition, including positions in government, academia, and industry. He was a nutrition scientist and regulation writer in FDA’s Office of Nutrition and Food Labeling for 14 years (2010-2024) where he contributed to the 2016 updates to the Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts labels and Serving Size regulations. He also assisted in evaluating and responding to numerous citizen petitions pertaining to health claims and dietary fiber, and in writing the 2025 proposed rule on front-of-pack labeling. Prior to joining FDA, he was a faculty member at the University of Maryland for 25 years, where he taught and did research in the Dept. of Nutrition and Food Science, mentored graduate and undergraduate students, and conducted educational outreach programs through the Cooperative Extension Service. Mark has in-depth knowledge of FDA’s nutrition labeling and health claim regulations and vast experience in delivering presentations to both professional and consumer audiences.