What is a Food Label?
              What is a Food Label?
      It provides information from the food 
      It provides information from the food 
      manufacturer to the consumer.
      manufacturer to the consumer.
      It helps tell consumers what they are 
      It helps tell consumers what they are 
      buying.
      buying.
       
                                
       
                                
     What should Food Labels tell you?
     What should Food Labels tell you?
    Some information on Food Labels is:
    Some information on Food Labels is:
      Mandatory -  the manufacturer/packer has 
      Mandatory -  the manufacturer/packer has 
      to include it by law.
      to include it by law.
      Voluntary – the manufacturer/packer may 
      Voluntary – the manufacturer/packer may 
      or may not include it.
      or may not include it.
       
                                
       
                                
                   Labelling Requirements
                   Labelling Requirements
             By E.U. Law all food products must show the 
             By E.U. Law all food products must show the 
             following basic information:
             following basic information:
                           List of Ingredients            Shelf Life
        Product Name                                                    Storage Instructions
                                              Name and 
                                       Address of Manufacturer
             Country of 
                Origin                                                Instructions for Use
                                       Weight of Product
          
                                                   
          
                                                   
    Mandatory food labelling                    Voluntary* information 
    requirements                                sometimes provided
    Name                                        Nutrition information                    
                                                (if no claims made)
    List of ingredients                         Nutrition signposting
    Quantity of certain ingredients             Guideline Daily Amounts
    (e.g. pork (10%)
    Net quantity (weights &                     Claims such as ‘no artificial 
    measures)                                   additives’
    Date of minimum durability (‘best  Graphical and pictorial 
    before’ or ‘use by’)                        information
    The name and address of                     Vegetarian/ vegan labelling
    manufacturer/ packer/ seller
    Place of origin (if failure to do so        May contain (e.g. nuts) labelling
    might mislead)
         
                                                 
         
                                                 
                                          * Based on information provided voluntarily in the UK
                                           
      Mandatory food labelling               Voluntary* information 
      requirements                           sometimes provided
      Instructions for use (if failure to  Assurance schemes
      do so might mislead)
      Allergen information                   Method of slaughter  
      (in the ingredient list)               (e.g. Halal)
      Alcoholic strength by volume           Free range 
      (drinks over 1.2% only)                (e.g. eggs)
      Quinine labelling                      Marketing terms 
                                             (e.g. fresh, pure, natural)
      High caffeine content warning          Number of servings
      (drinks containing over 150mg/l   
      of caffeine)
         
                                              
                                        * Based on information provided voluntarily in the UK