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Technical guidance on nutrition labelling

From:
Department of Health
Part of:
Obesity and healthy eating
Published:
19 June 2013
Last updated:
3 March 2017, see all updates

Provides support to businesses on nutrition related requirements of the EU Food Information for Consumers regulation (EU FIC).

Documents

Technical guidance on nutrition labelling

PDF, 592KB, 22 pages

Annex to technical guidance on nutrition labelling

PDF, 41.8KB, 3 pages

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Details

This technical guidance provides informal, non-statutory advice for businesses on the nutrition-related requirements of EU Regulation No. 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers (EU FIC). It will supplement technical guidance on the general labelling and allergens provisions of EU FIC once this is available.

Document information

Published: 19 June 2013

Updated: 3 March 2017

+ full page history

  1. Updated the guidance to clarify what is meant by 'local' retail establishments in the section headed 'Exemptions for prepacked foods'.
  2. Added updated technical guidance on nutrition labelling.
  3. First published.

From: Department of Health

Part of: Obesity and healthy eating