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      NUTRITION
      LABELLING
      INFORMATION
      FOR FOOD BUSINESSES
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   Nutrition Labelling Requirements under the 
   Food Information to Consumers Regulation 
   (EU) No. 1169/2011
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Typical Values                   Per 100g/ml
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Energy                           kJ/kcal
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Fat                              g
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          of which
           The Food Information to Consumers Regulation (EU)                                                                                                   Supplementary Information                                                  saturates                     g
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          monounsaturates               g
           No. 1169/2011 came into effect in 2011 with the majority                                                                                            •  Nutrients highlighted in red are the only                               polyunsaturates               g
                                                                                                                                                                  ones that can be added to the declaration.                           Carbohydrates                    g
           of the requirements of the legislation applying to                                                                                                  •  If added they must be in the order shown.                               of which
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          sugars                        g
           pre-packed foods on 13 December 2014.                                                                                                               •  Declaring one supplementary nutrient does                               polyols                       g
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          starch                        g
                                                                                                                                                                  not mean you have to declare them all.
           From 13 December 2016 mandatory nutrition declarations                                                                                              •  Nutrition claims should not be displayed                             Fibre                            g
           for most pre-packed foods* will apply. This means that                                                                                                 in this table.                                                       Protein                          g
           if you sell pre-packed food then you must include the                                                                                               •  Vitamins and minerals must be declared 
                                                                                                                                                                  as % reference intake per 100g and only                              Salt                             g
           following information on the package or on the label.                                                                                                  if in significant amounts. (Significant 
                                                                                                                                                                  amounts specified in Annex XIII).                                    Vitamins and Minerals            Units specified 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        in Annex XIII
           Mandatory Requirements                                             Minimum requirements
                                                                                                                                                                   Additional Information
           •  Values must be displayed as per 
              100g/ml of food.                                                   Typical Values                       Per 100g/ml                                  Rules for per portion or per consumption unit:                  Rules for % Reference Intake (% RI):
           •  Energy must be displayed as kJ/kcal.                                                                                                                 •  This information can be provided                             •  % RI is presented as 100g/ml per portion 
                                                                                 Energy                               kJ/kcal                                         as well as but not instead of                                   or per consumption unit or both.
           •  Information must be displayed in this order                                                                                                             per 100g/ml.
              in tabular format (if space on the label does                      Fat                                  g                                                                                                            •  If % RI involves the mandatory nutrients 
              not allow for tabular format then linear                              of which saturates                g                                            •  Per Portion or Per Consumption amount                           it must be based on Annex XIII – Part  B.
              format is permitted).                                                                                                                                   of product is decided by the food                            •  % RI presented as per 100g/ml then the 
                                                                                 Carbohydrates                        g                                               business operator.
           •  If the product contains no added salt a                               of which sugars                   g                                                                                                               statement “reference intake of average 
              statement indicating ‘naturally occurring                                                                                                            •  Total amount of portions in product                             adult (8400kJ/2000kcal)” must appear 
              sodium’ may appear in close proximity to                           Protein                              g                                               must be clearly displayed.                                      in close proximity.
              the nutrition declaration, e.g. ‘This product 
              contains no added salt. Salt content is due                        Salt                                 g
              to naturally occurring sodium.’
           * For a list of foodstuffs which do not require nutrition declarations, please refer to Annex V of the Food Information                             For further information visit: 
           to Consumers Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011                                                                                                          www.gov.uk/government/publications/technical-guidance-on-nutrition-labelling 
              Front of Pack Nutrition Labelling
              EU Regulation No. 1169/2011 allows voluntary                 •  Number of portions and size of portions 
              repetition on pre-packed food labels of                         must be clearly displayed.
              those elements of the mandatory nutrition                    •  % RI can also be displayed provided the 
              declaration that are of key importance                          statement “reference intake of an average 
              for public health. The aim is to provide                        adult (8400kJ/2000 kcal)” appears.
              consumers with at-a-glance nutrition 
              information, so that they can make                           •  Additional forms of expression e.g. 
              informed food choices and can balance                           colour coding are allowed if they meet 
              their diets and control their energy intake.                    requirements set out in Article 35 of EU 
              Key Information for using FoP Labelling:                        Regulation No. 1169/2011.
              •  Front of Pack (FoP) nutrition labelling 
                 is voluntary information.
              •  FoP can be declared as energy only 
                 or energy plus: fat, saturates, sugar 
                 and salt.
              •  Energy must always be declared 
                 as kJ/kcal per 100g/ml.
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          For further information visit: 
          www.gov.uk/government/publications/technical-guidance-on-nutrition-labelling