CHAPTER VVOLUNTARY FOOD INFORMATION
Article 36Applicable requirements
1
Where food information referred to in Articles 9 and 10 is provided on a voluntary basis, such information shall comply with the requirements laid down in Sections 2 and 3 of Chapter IV.
2
Food information provided on a voluntary basis shall meet the following requirements:
a
it shall not mislead the consumer, as referred to in Article 7;
b
it shall not be ambiguous or confusing for the consumer; and
c
it shall, where appropriate, be based on the relevant scientific data.
3
F3Regulations may be made on the application of the requirements referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article to the following voluntary food information:
a
information on the possible and unintentional presence in food of substances or products causing allergies or intolerances;
b
information related to suitability of a food for vegetarians or vegansF1;
c
the indication of reference intakes for specific population groups in addition to the reference intakes set out in Annex XIIIF1; and
F2d
information on the absence or reduced presence of gluten in food.
F4...
4
In order to ensure that consumers are appropriately informed, where voluntary food information is provided by food business operators on a divergent basis which might mislead or confuse the consumer, F5regulations may provide for additional cases of provision of voluntary food information to the ones referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article.
Article 37Presentation
Voluntary food information shall not be displayed to the detriment of the space available for mandatory food information.