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 Gluten-free: This voluntary labeling regulated by the FDA means that the food bearing the claim doesn’t contain gluten or any gluten-containing grain.

 Dairy-free: While the FDA doesn’t allow false claims on packages, there’s no regulatory definition for the term dairy-free. Ideally, a food with this label wouldn’t contain any dairy products.

 GMO-free: This is sometimes misleading when there’s no GMO counterpart for the ingredient in question. For instance, it’s one thing to compare GMO soybean to non-GM soy. But because there’s no GM wheat, it makes no sense to label a wheat product “non-GMO.”

 Egg-free: Products containing eggs must be labeled “contains eggs,” but there’s no regulation for the egg-free claim.

 Nut-free: This is also an unregulated package claim. While nuts may not be an ingredient in the product, this claim doesn’t mean the product doesn’t contain the allergen, or was not processed in a factory that processes nuts.

 Vegan: While this term is clearly defined to mean a product doesn’t contain any ingredients of animal origin (including honey and gelatin), it isn’t regulated by the FDA.