Food Label Requirements

Food Label Requirements

1. Mandatory Requirements

   • Name of food
   • Ingredients list
   • Ingredients causing allergies or intolerances (14 allergens)
   • Quantity of each ingredient (also categories eg. protien)
   • Net quantity of food
   • Use by date
   • Storage conditions and conditions of use
   • Business name, contact information and address
   • Country of origin
   • Usage instructions (if necessary)
   • Nutritional information
   • Alcohol strength by volume for beverages containing more than 1.2 % of alcohol
   • Energy value

2. Non-mandatory Requirements

   • Simple cooking instructions
   • Barcode
   • Health claims
   • Reviews
   • Special offers

3. Authentic description of products