| A | B |
|---|
| statement of identity | name of a food |
| net weight/net volume | actual weight or volume of food, excluding the weight of the container |
| manufacturer | company that makes or produces the food product |
| packer | company that puts the food product into packages for retail selling |
| distributor | company that transfers the food product from manufacturer to seller |
| national brand | well-known, nationally advertised trade name of product |
| store brand | store name used as the trade name of a product; only sold in one chain of stores |
| generic brand | product that does not have a brand name |
| shelf tag | label attached to the front edge of a store shelf containing price information |
| UPC | Universal Product Code; label containing price information read by scanning |
| unit price | cost per unit of measurement of the product |
| open dating | labeling to show dates food should be used for best quality, flavor and appearance |
| sell by/pull date | last date a food product should be sold |
| freshness date | last date you can expect highest quality of a food product |
| expiration date | last date a food product should be used |
| pack date | date a food product was processed or packaged |
