Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

1. The date of minimum durability shall be indicated as follows: U.K.

(a)

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,

(b)

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;

(c)

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,

(d)

subject to [F1 provisions in EU-derived domestic legislation or retained direct EU legislation] 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,

• [X1 chewing gums and similar chewing products.]

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).

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Annex 10(1)(d) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/529), regs. 1, 5(32); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)