Food
Label and Content Review
Fee: $349 / product
The label of food sold in the EU carries mandatory particulars such as the name of the food, the list of ingredients, allergens, net quantity, use-by date, the name and address of the food business operator and the nutrition declaration. The 14 allergens listed in the regulation are emphasized in the list of ingredients through the typeface, style or background color. The nutrition declaration covers energy, fat, saturates, carbohydrate, sugars, protein and salt. The information is written in a language easily understood by consumers in the member state where the food is sold; member states may require their own official languages.
Who Is Obligated?
The food business operator under whose name the food is marketed. If that operator is not established in the EU, the operator importing the food into the EU is responsible for the label information.
What We Do
- We review your label against Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011.
- We report the gaps in the mandatory particulars, allergen emphasis and nutrition declaration.
- We prepare the corrected label text according to the language rules of the member states where you will sell.
What You Receive
- Review report
- Corrected label text
EU Food Label and Content Review Application
Product, ingredient, and label details for reviewing your food labels against Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 and the language rules of the member states where you will sell.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Who is responsible for the label, me or my importer in the EU?
- The food business operator under whose name the food is marketed is responsible for the label. If that operator is not established in the EU, responsibility passes to the operator importing the food into the EU.
- If I will sell in more than one EU country, in which language should I prepare the label?
- The information is written in a language easily understood by consumers in the member state where the product is sold, and member states may require their own official languages. If you tell us the countries where you will sell, we prepare the corrected text according to the language rules of those countries.
- Do allergens need to be shown separately on the label?
- The 14 allergens listed in the regulation are emphasized in the list of ingredients through the typeface, style or background color. In the review, we report the places where this emphasis is missing.
- What information do you need from me for the review?
- Your current label, the product’s list of ingredients, nutrition information and the countries where you will sell. In return, we deliver the review report and the corrected label text.
Sources: Tüzük (AB) 1169/2011, Md. 8, 9, 15, 21, 30 ve Ek II.