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Why are only thiamin (B₁), riboflavin (B₂), niacin (B₃), iron, and folate required to be added to enriched flour in U.S. federal law?

U.S. Code of Federal Regulations § 137.165 (a) on enriched flour specifies that it must contains in each pound 2.9 milligrams of thiamin, 1.8 milligrams of riboflavin, 24 milligrams of niacin, 0.7 milligrams of folic acid, and 20 milligrams of…
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Is it legal to sell packaged food products with only American style nutrition facts on the label?

Abdul’s food and wine in London sells boxes of Mike and Ikes that are clearly packaged for sale in the USA. Sometimes such foreign packaged food products are sold in England with product information stickers stuck over seemingly to conform with…
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Must Alice provide ingredients for baked goods she sells produced by a third party

Alice’s Restaurant sells pastries prepared by Bob’s bakery but when asked for ingredients listing she suggests that a customer look at Bob’s bakery’s website or if that fails then even looking to its phone number to call and enquire to him directly.…
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