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labelling
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Compound Ingredient Labelling
A compound ingredient is an ingredient that is itself made of several ingredients, and its components must be listed in brackets in…
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E Number
An E number is the code assigned to a food additive authorised in the EU, combining the letter E with a number…
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Precautionary Allergen Labelling
Precautionary allergen labelling, such as may contain statements, warns of possible unintended presence of allergens due to cross-contact. It must be based…
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Minimum Font Size
EU food labelling rules set minimum legibility requirements, with mandatory particulars printed at an x-height of at least 1.2 millimetres, or 0.9…
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Mandatory Label Particulars
Mandatory label particulars are the information items EU law requires on prepacked food, including the name of the food, ingredients list, allergens,…
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Field of Vision
The field of vision rule requires certain particulars, including the name of the food, net quantity and alcoholic strength where applicable, to…
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Legal Name
The legal name is the name laid down in Union or national provisions for a food, such as the reserved descriptions for…
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Distance Selling Labelling
Distance selling rules require that for food sold online or by catalogue, all mandatory particulars except the durability date be available to…
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Ingredients List
The ingredients list enumerates all ingredients of a food in descending order of weight as recorded at the time of their use…
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Front of Pack Labelling
Front of pack labelling repeats or summarises key information on the principal display area, including voluntary nutrition repetition and schemes under discussion…