Guidance

Technical guidance on nutrition labelling

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

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 19 June 2013
• Last updated: 3 March 2017 — See all updates

Documents

Technical guidance on nutrition labelling

PDF, 592 KB, 22 pages

Annex to technical guidance on nutrition labelling

PDF, 41.8 KB, 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.

Published 19 June 2013

Last updated 3 March 2017 + show all updates

1. 3 March 2017

   Updated the guidance to clarify what is meant by 'local' retail establishments in the section headed 'Exemptions for prepacked foods'.

2. 29 September 2016

   Added updated technical guidance on nutrition labelling.

3. 19 June 2013

   First published.