Nutritional Labelling Requirements for packaged food Flashcards
Who sets out the requirements for nutritional labelling?
FIC Regulation 2011
List the four pieces of nutritional information that are required on packaged foods
Nutritional information must be displayed per 100g or per 100ml
Nutritional information must relate to the foodstuff as it is sold i.e. the form it is in e.g. for uncooked meat
Nutritional information must be presented together in one place in a table with the numbers aligned
The minimum mandatory information must be displayed which includes energy fat, saturates, carbohydrates, sugars, proteins and salt
The nutritional information of a product is displayed per how many grams or ml of a product?
100g or 100ml
What is the minimum mandatory information that is required?
7
Energy Fat Saturates Carbohydrates Sugars Proteins Salt
What voluntary pieces of nutritional information may be found on labelling?
(3)
The nutritional information of additional nutrients (other than the mandatory ones) such as monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fat, polyols (sugar-free sweeteners), starch, fibre, vitamins and minerals
The nutritional information per portion
Percentage Reference Intake (%RI) values for energy and nutrients
What nutrients can be displayed on a label on a voluntary basis?
(7)
Monounsaturated fat Polyunsaturated fat Polyols Starch Fibre Vitamins Minerals
What are polyols?
Sugar-free sweeteners
