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Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004 (Text with EEA relevance)
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‘nutrition declaration’ or ‘nutrition labelling’ means information stating the:
energy value; or
energy value and one or more of the following nutrients only:
fat (saturates, mono-unsaturates, polyunsaturates),
carbohydrate (sugars, polyols, starch),
salt,
fibre,
protein,
any of the vitamins or minerals listed in point 1 of Part A of Annex XIII, and present in significant amounts as defined in point 2 of Part A of Annex XIII,
‘fat’ means total lipids, and includes phospholipids;
‘saturates’ means fatty acids without double bond;
‘trans fat’ means fatty acids with at least one non-conjugated (namely interrupted by at least one methylene group) carbon-carbon double bond in the trans configuration;
‘mono-unsaturates’ means fatty acids with one cis double bond;
‘polyunsaturates’ means fatty acids with two or more cis, cis-methylene interrupted double bonds;
‘carbohydrate’ means any carbohydrate which is metabolised by humans, and includes polyols;
‘sugars’ means all monosaccharides and disaccharides present in food, but excludes polyols;
‘polyols’ means alcohols containing more than two hydroxyl groups;
‘protein’ means the protein content calculated using the formula: protein = total Kjeldahl nitrogen × 6,25;
‘salt’ means the salt equivalent content calculated using the formula: salt = sodium × 2,5;
‘fibre’ means carbohydrate polymers with three or more monomeric units, which are neither digested nor absorbed in the human small intestine and belong to the following categories:
edible carbohydrate polymers naturally occurring in the food as consumed,
edible carbohydrate polymers which have been obtained from food raw material by physical, enzymatic or chemical means and which have a beneficial physiological effect demonstrated by generally accepted scientific evidence,
edible synthetic carbohydrate polymers which have a beneficial physiological effect demonstrated by generally accepted scientific evidence,
‘average value’ means the value which best represents the amount of the nutrient which a given food contains, and reflects allowances for seasonal variability, patterns of consumption and other factors which may cause the actual value to vary.
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 78/2014 of 22 November 2013 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers, as regards certain cereals causing allergies or intolerances and foods with added phytosterols, phytosterol esters, phytostanols or phytostanol esters.
fish gelatine used as carrier for vitamin or carotenoid preparations;
fish gelatine or Isinglass used as fining agent in beer and wine;
fully refined soybean oil and fat(1);
natural mixed tocopherols (E306), natural D-alpha tocopherol, natural D-alpha tocopherol acetate, and natural D-alpha tocopherol succinate from soybean sources;
vegetable oils derived phytosterols and phytosterol esters from soybean sources;
plant stanol ester produced from vegetable oil sterols from soybean sources;
whey used for making alcoholic distillates including ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin;
lactitol;
a The level shall apply to the products as proposed ready for consumption or as reconstituted according to the instructions of the manufacturers. | |
TYPE OR CATEGORY OF FOOD | PARTICULARS |
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1. Foods packaged in certain gases | |
1.1.Foods whose durability has been extended by means of packaging gases authorised pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008. | ‘packaged in a protective atmosphere’. |
2. Foods containing sweeteners | |
2.1.Foods containing a sweetener or sweeteners authorised pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008. | ‘with sweetener(s)’ this statement shall accompany the name of the food. |
2.2.Foods containing both an added sugar or sugars and a sweetener or sweeteners authorised pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008. | ‘with sugar(s) and sweetener(s)’ this statement shall accompany the name of the food. |
2.3.Foods containing aspartame/aspartame-acesulfame salt authorised pursuant to Regulation EC) No 1333/2008. | ‘contains aspartame (a source of phenylalanine)’ shall appear on the label in cases where aspartame/aspartame-acesulfame salt is designated in the list of ingredients only by reference to the E number. ‘contains a source of phenylalanine’ shall appear on the label in cases where aspartame/aspartame-acesulfame salt is designated in the list of ingredients by its specific name. |
2.4.Foods containing more than 10 % added polyols authorised pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008. | ‘excessive consumption may produce laxative effects’. |
3. Foods containing glycyrrhizinic acid or its ammonium salt | |
3.1.Confectionery or beverages containing glycyrrhizinic acid or its ammonium salt due to the addition of the substance(s) as such or the liquorice plant Glycyrrhiza glabra, at concentration of 100 mg/kg or 10 mg/l or above. | ‘contains liquorice’ shall be added immediately after the list of ingredients, unless the term ‘liquorice’ is already included in the list of ingredients or in the name of the food. In the absence of a list of ingredients, the statement shall accompany the name of the food. |
3.2.Confectionary containing glycyrrhizinic acid or its ammonium salt due to the addition of the substance(s) as such or the liquorice plant Glycyrrhiza glabra at concentrations of 4 g/kg or above. | ‘contains liquorice – people suffering from hypertension should avoid excessive consumption’ shall be added immediately after the list of ingredients. In the absence of a list of ingredients, the statement shall accompany the name of the food. |
3.3.Beverages containing glycyrrhizinic acid or its ammonium salt due to the addition of the substance(s) as such or the liquorice plant Glycyrrhiza glabra at concentrations of 50 mg/l or above, or of 300 mg/l or above in the case of beverages containing more than 1,2 % by volume of alcohola. | ‘contains liquorice – people suffering from hypertension should avoid excessive consumption’ shall be added immediately after the list of ingredients. In the absence of a list of ingredients, the statement shall accompany the name of the food. |
4. Beverages with high caffeine content or foods with added caffeine | |
4.1.Beverages, with the exception of those based on coffee, tea or coffee or tea extract where the name of the food includes the term ‘coffee’ or ‘tea’, which:
| ‘High caffeine content. Not recommended for children or pregnant or breast-feeding women’ in the same field of vision as the name of the beverage, followed by a reference in brackets and in accordance with Article 13(1) of this Regulation to the caffeine content expressed in mg per 100 ml. |
4.2.Foods other than beverages, where caffeine is added with a physiological purpose. | ‘Contains caffeine. Not recommended for children or pregnant women’ in the same field of vision as the name of the food, followed by a reference in brackets and in accordance with Article 13(1) of this Regulation to the caffeine content expressed in mg per 100 g/ml. In the case of food supplements, the caffeine content shall be expressed per portion as recommended for daily consumption on the labelling. |
5. Foods with added phytosterols, phytosterol esters, phytostanols or phytostanol esters | |
5.1.Foods or food ingredients with added phytosterols, phytosterol esters, phytostanols or phytostanol esters. | (1)‘with added plant sterols’ or ‘with added plant stanols’ in the same field of vision as the name of the food;(2)the amount of added phytosterols, phytosterol esters, phytostanols or phytostanol esters content (expressed in % or as g of free plant sterols/plant stanols per 100 g or 100 ml of the food) shall be stated in the list of ingredients;[F1(3) a statement that the product is not intended for people who do not need to control their blood cholesterol level;](4)a statement that patients on cholesterol lowering medication should only consume the product under medical supervision;(5)an easily visible statement that the food may not be nutritionally appropriate for pregnant or breastfeeding women and children under the age of 5 years;(6)advice that the food is to be used as part of a balanced and varied diet, including regular consumption of fruit and vegetables to help maintain carotenoid levels;(7)in the same field of vision as the statement required under point (3) above, a statement that the consumption of more than 3 g/day of added plant sterols/plant stanols should be avoided;(8)a definition of a portion of the food or food ingredient concerned (preferably in g or ml) with the amount of the plant sterol/plant stanol that each portion contains. |
6. Frozen meat, frozen meat preparations and frozen unprocessed fishery products | |
6.1.Frozen meat, frozen meat preparations and frozen unprocessed fishery products. | the date of freezing or the date of first freezing in cases where the product has been frozen more than once, in accordance with point (3) of Annex X. |
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This requirement shall not apply to the following:
ingredients present in the final product;
foods for which freezing is a technologically necessary step of the production process;
foods for which the defrosting has no negative impact on the safety or quality of the food.
This point shall apply without prejudice to point 1.
‘irradiated’ or ‘treated with ionising radiation’, and other indications as stated in Directive 1999/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 February 1999 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning foods and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation(3).
in close proximity to the name of the product; and
using a font size which has an x-height of at least 75 % of the x-height of the name of the product and which is not smaller than the minimum font size required in Article 13(2) of this Regulation.
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‘формовано месо’ and ‘формована риба’;
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‘ elaborado a partir de piezas de carne ’ and ‘ elaborado a partir de piezas de pescado ’ ;]
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‘ze spojovaných kousků masa’ and ‘ze spojovaných kousků rybího masa’;
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‘Sammensat af stykker af kød’ and ‘Sammensat af stykker af fisk’;
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‘aus Fleischstücken zusammengefügt’ and ‘aus Fischstücken zusammengefügt’;
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‘liidetud liha’ and ‘liidetud kala’;
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‘μορφοποιημένο κρέας’ and ‘μορφοποιημένο ψάρι’;
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‘formed meat’ and ‘formed fish’;
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‘viande reconstituée’ and ‘poisson reconstitué’;
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‘píosaí feola ceangailte’ and ‘píosaí éisc ceangailte’;
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‘carne ricomposta’ and ‘pesce ricomposto’;
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‘formēta gaļa’ and ‘formēta zivs’;
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‘sudarytas (-a) iš mėsos gabalų’ and ‘sudarytas (-a) iš žuvies gabalų’;
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‘darabokból újraformázott hús’ and ‘darabokból újraformázott hal’;
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‘laħam rikostitwit’ and ‘ħut rikostitwit’;
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‘samengesteld uit stukjes vlees’ and ‘samengesteld uit stukjes vis’;
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‘z połączonych kawałków mięsa’ and ‘z połączonych kawałków ryby’;
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‘carne reconstituída’ and ‘peixe reconstituído’;
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‘carne formată’ and ‘carne de pește formată’;
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‘sestavljeno, iz koščkov oblikovano meso’ and ‘sestavljene, iz koščkov oblikovane ribe’;
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‘paloista yhdistetty liha’ and ‘paloista yhdistetty kala’;
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‘sammanfogade bitar av kött’ and ‘sammanfogade bitar av fisk’.
Editorial Information
X1 Substituted by Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004 (Official Journal of the European Union L 304 of 22 November 2011).
a The collagen/meat protein ratio is expressed as the percentage of collagen in meat protein. The collagen content means the hydroxyproline content multiplied by a factor of 8. | ||
Fat content | Collagen/meat protein ratioa | |
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— lean minced meat, | ≤ 7 % | ≤ 12 % |
— minced pure beef, | ≤ 20 % | ≤ 15 % |
— minced meat containing pigmeat, | ≤ 30 % | ≤ 18 % |
— minced meat of other species, | ≤ 25 % | ≤ 15 % |
‘percentage of fat content under …’,
‘collagen/meat protein ratio under …’,
If a sausage casing is not edible, this must be indicated.
Without prejudice to Article 21, ingredients which belong to one of the categories of foods listed below and are constituents of another food may be designated by the name of that category rather than the specific name.
a Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1). | ||||||||||||||||
b The diaphragm and the masseters are part of the skeletal muscles, while the heart, tongue, the muscles of the head (other than the masseters), the muscles of the carpus, the tarsus and the tail are excluded. | ||||||||||||||||
c For labelling in English, this designation may be replaced by the generic name of the ingredient for the animal species concerned. | ||||||||||||||||
Definition of category of food | Designation | |||||||||||||||
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1.Refined oils of animal origin | ‘Oil’, together with either the adjective ‘animal’, or the indication of specific animal origin. The expression ‘fully hydrogenated’ or ‘partly hydrogenated’, as appropriate, must accompany the indication of a hydrogenated oil | |||||||||||||||
2.Refined fats of animal origin | ‘Fat’, together with either the adjective ‘animal’ or the indication of specific animal origin. The expression ‘fully hydrogenated’ or ‘partly hydrogenated’, as appropriate, must accompany the indication of a hydrogenated fat | |||||||||||||||
3.Mixtures of flour obtained from two or more cereal species | ‘Flour’, followed by a list of the cereals from which it has been obtained, in descending order by weight | |||||||||||||||
4.Starches, and starches modified by physical means or by enzymes | ‘Starch’ | |||||||||||||||
5.All species of fish where the fish constitutes an ingredient of another food and provided that the name and presentation of such food does not refer to a specific species of fish | ‘Fish’ | |||||||||||||||
6.All types of cheese where the cheese or mixture of cheeses constitutes an ingredient of another food and provided that the name and presentation of such food does not refer to a specific type of cheese | ‘Cheese’ | |||||||||||||||
7.All spices not exceeding 2 % by weight of the food | ‘Spice(s)’ or ‘mixed spices’ | |||||||||||||||
8.All herbs or parts of herbs not exceeding 2 % by weight of the food | ‘Herb(s)’ or ‘mixed herbs’ | |||||||||||||||
9.All types of gum preparations used in the manufacture of gum base for chewing gum | ‘Gum base’ | |||||||||||||||
10.All types of crumbed baked cereal products | ‘Crumbs’ or ‘rusks’ as appropriate | |||||||||||||||
11.All types of sucrose | ‘Sugar’ | |||||||||||||||
12.Anhydrous dextrose or dextrose monohydrate | ‘Dextrose’ | |||||||||||||||
13.Glucose syrup and anhydrous glucose syrup | ‘Glucose syrup’ | |||||||||||||||
14.All types of milk protein (caseins, caseinates and whey proteins) and mixtures thereof | ‘Milk proteins’ | |||||||||||||||
15.Press, expeller or refined cocoa butter | ‘Cocoa butter’ | |||||||||||||||
16.All types of wine as covered by Annex XIb to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007a | ‘Wine’ | |||||||||||||||
17.Skeletal musclesb of mammalian and bird species recognised as fit for human consumption with naturally included or adherent tissue, where the total fat and connective tissue content does not exceed the values indicated below and where the meat constitutes an ingredient of another food.Maximum fat and connective tissue contents for ingredients designated by the term ‘… meat’
If these maximum limits are exceeded, but all other criteria for the definition of ‘meat’ are satisfied, the ‘… meat’ content must be adjusted downwards accordingly and the list of ingredients must mention, in addition to the term ‘… meat’, the presence of fat and/or connective tissue. The products covered by the definition of ‘mechanically separated meat’ are excluded from this definition | ‘… meat’ and the name(s)c of the animal species from which it comes | |||||||||||||||
18.All types of products covered by the definition of ‘mechanically separated meat’ | ‘mechanically separated meat’ and the name(s)c of the animal species from which it comes |
Without prejudice to Article 21, food additives and food enzymes other than those specified in point (b) of Article 20 belonging to one of the categories listed in this Part must be designated by the name of that category, followed by their specific name or, if appropriate, E number. If an ingredient belongs to more than one of the categories, the category appropriate to the principal function in the case of the food in question shall be indicated.
Acid
Acidity regulator
Anti-caking agent
Anti-foaming agent
Antioxidant
Bulking agent
Colour
Emulsifier
Emulsifying salts(4)
Firming agent
Flavour enhancer
Flour treatment agent
Foaming agent
Gelling agent
Glazing agent
Humectant
Modified starch(5)
Preservative
Propellent gas
Raising agent
Sequestrant
Stabiliser
Sweetener
Thickener
‘flavouring(s)’ or by a more specific name or description of the flavouring if the flavouring component contains flavourings as defined in points (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h) of Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008,
‘smoke flavouring(s)’, or ‘smoke flavouring(s) produced from food(s) or food category or source(s)’ (e.g. ‘smoke flavouring produced from beech’), if the flavouring component contains flavourings as defined in point (f) of Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 and imparts a smoky flavour to the food.
where the composition of the compound ingredient is defined in current Union provisions, and in so far as the compound ingredient constitutes less than 2 % of the finished product; however, this provision shall not apply to food additives, subject to points (a) to (d) of Article 20;
for compound ingredients consisting of mixtures of spices and/or herbs that constitute less than 2 % of the finished product, with the exception of food additives, subject to points (a) to (d) of Article 20; or
where the compound ingredient is a food for which a list of ingredients is not required under Union provisions.
in respect of an ingredient or category of ingredients:
the drained net weight of which is indicated in accordance with point 5 of Annex IX;
the quantities of which must already appear on the labelling under Union provisions;
which is used in small quantities for the purposes of flavouring; or
which, while appearing in the name of the food, is not such as to govern the choice of the consumer in the country of marketing because the variation in quantity is not essential to characterise the food or does not distinguish it from similar foods;
where specific Union provisions stipulate precisely the quantity of an ingredient or of a category of ingredients without providing for the indication thereof on the labelling; or
in the cases referred to in points 4 and 5 of Part A of Annex VII.
any ingredient or category of ingredients covered by the indication ‘with sweetener(s)’ or ‘with sugar(s) and sweetener(s)’ if that indication accompanies the name of the food, pursuant Annex III; or
any added vitamin and mineral if that substance is subject to a nutrition declaration.
be expressed as a percentage, which shall correspond to the quantity of the ingredient or ingredients at the time of its/their use; and
appear either in or immediately next to the name of the food or in the list of ingredients in connection with the ingredient or category of ingredients in question.
where foods have lost moisture following heat treatment or other treatment, the quantity shall be expressed as a percentage which shall correspond to the quantity of the ingredient(s) used, related to the finished product, unless that quantity or the total quantity of all the ingredients indicated on the labelling exceeds 100 %, in which case the quantity shall be indicated on the basis of the weight of the ingredient(s) used to prepare 100 g of finished product;
the quantity of volatile ingredients shall be indicated on the basis of their proportion by weight in the finished product;
the quantity of ingredients used in concentrated or dehydrated form and reconstituted during manufacture may be indicated on the basis of their proportion by weight as recorded before their concentration or dehydration;
in the case of concentrated or dehydrated foods which are intended to be reconstituted by the addition of water, the quantity of the ingredients may be indicated on the basis of their proportion by weight in the reconstituted product.
which are subject to considerable losses in their volume or mass and which are sold by number or weighed in the presence of the purchaser;
the net quantity of which is less than 5 g or 5 ml; however, this provision shall not apply to spices and herbs; or
normally sold by number, provided that the number of items can clearly be seen and easily counted from the outside or, if not, is indicated on the labelling.
For the purposes of this point, ‘liquid medium’ shall mean the following products, possibly in mixtures and also where frozen or quick-frozen, provided that the liquid is merely an adjunct to the essential elements of that preparation and is thus not a decisive factor for the purchase: water, aqueous solutions of salts, brine, aqueous solutions of food acids, vinegar, aqueous solutions of sugars, aqueous solutions of other sweetening substances, fruit or vegetable juices in the case of fruit or vegetables.
the date shall be preceded by the words:
‘Best before …’ when the date includes an indication of the day,
‘Best before end …’ in other cases,
the words referred to in point (a) shall be accompanied by:
either the date itself, or,
a reference to where the date is given on the labelling,
If need be, these particulars shall be followed by a description of the storage conditions which must be observed if the product is to keep for the specified period;
the date shall consist of the day, the month and possibly, the year, in that order and in uncoded form.
However, in the case of foods:
which will not keep for more than 3 months, an indication of the day and the month shall be sufficient,
which will keep for more than 3 months but not more than 18 months, an indication of the month and year shall be sufficient,
which will keep for more than 18 months, an indication of the year shall be sufficient,
subject to Union provisions imposing other types of date indication, an indication of the date of minimum durability shall not be required for:
fresh fruit and vegetables, including potatoes, which have not been peeled, cut or similarly treated; this derogation shall not apply to sprouting seeds and similar products such as legume sprouts,
wines, liqueur wines, sparkling wines, aromatised wines, and similar products obtained from fruit other than grapes, and beverages falling within CN code 2206 00 obtained from grapes or grape musts,
beverages containing 10 % or more by volume of alcohol,
bakers’ or pastry cooks’ wares which, given the nature of their content, are normally consumed within 24 hours of their manufacture,
vinegar,
cooking salt,
solid sugar,
confectionery products consisting almost solely of flavoured and/or coloured sugars,
[X2chewing gums and similar chewing products.]
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X2 Substituted by Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004 (Official Journal of the European Union L 304 of 22 November 2011).
it shall be preceded by the words ‘use by …’;
the words in point (a) shall be accompanied by:
either the date itself, or,
a reference to where the date is given on the labelling,
Those particulars shall be followed by a description of the storage conditions which must be observed;
the date shall consist of the day, the month and, possibly, the year, in that order and in uncoded form;
the ‘use by’ date shall be indicated on each individual prepacked portion.
it shall be preceded by the words ‘Frozen on …’;
the words referred to in point (a) shall be accompanied by:
the date itself, or,
a reference to where the date is given on the labelling,
the date shall consist of the day, the month and the year, in that order and in uncoded form.
CN codes(Combined Nomenclature 2010) | Description |
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0203 | Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen |
0204 | Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen |
Ex0207 | Meat of the poultry of heading 0105, fresh, chilled or frozen |
The actual alcoholic strength by volume of beverages containing more than 1,2 % by volume of alcohol shall be indicated by a figure to not more than one decimal place. It shall be followed by the symbol ‘% vol.’ and may be preceded by the word ‘alcohol’ or the abbreviation ‘alc’.
The alcoholic strength shall be determined at 20 °C.
Positive and negative allowed tolerances in respect of the indication of the alcoholic strength by volume and expressed in absolute values shall be as listed in the following table. They shall apply without prejudice to the tolerances deriving from the method of analysis used for determining the alcoholic strength.
Vitamin A (μg) | 800 |
Vitamin D (μg) | 5 |
Vitamin E (mg) | 12 |
Vitamin K (μg) | 75 |
Vitamin C (mg) | 80 |
Thiamin (mg) | 1,1 |
Riboflavin (mg) | 1,4 |
Niacin (mg) | 16 |
Vitamin B6 (mg) | 1,4 |
Folic acid (μg) | 200 |
Vitamin B12 (μg) | 2,5 |
Biotin (μg) | 50 |
Pantothenic acid (mg) | 6 |
Potassium (mg) | 2 000 |
Chloride (mg) | 800 |
Calcium (mg) | 800 |
Phosphorus (mg) | 700 |
Magnesium (mg) | 375 |
Iron (mg) | 14 |
Zinc (mg) | 10 |
Copper (mg) | 1 |
Manganese (mg) | 2 |
Fluoride (mg) | 3,5 |
Selenium(μg) | 55 |
Chromium (μg) | 40 |
Molybdenum (μg) | 50 |
Iodine (μg) | 150 |
As a rule, the following values should be taken into consideration in deciding what constitutes a significant amount:
15 % of the nutrient reference values specified in point 1 supplied by 100 g or 100 ml in the case of products other than beverages,
7,5 % of the nutrient reference values specified in point 1 supplied by 100 ml in the case of beverages, or,
15 % of the nutrient reference values specified in point 1 per portion if the package contains only a single portion,
Energy or nutrient | Reference intake |
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Energy | 8 400 kJ/2 000 kcal |
Total fat | 70 g |
Saturates | 20 g |
Carbohydrate | 260 g |
Sugars | 90 g |
Protein | 50 g |
Salt | 6 g |
The energy value to be declared shall be calculated using the following conversion factors:
The units of measurement to be used in the nutrition declaration for energy (kilojoules (kJ) and kilocalories (kcal)) and mass (grams (g), milligrams (mg) or micrograms (μg)) and the order of presentation of the information, as appropriate, shall be the following:
And the products thereof, in so far as the process that they have undergone is not likely to increase the level of allergenicity assessed by the Authority for the relevant product from which they originated.
Only for processed cheeses and products based on processed cheeses.
The specific name or E number shall not be required to be indicated.
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