Description
This standard applies to the labelling of all prepackaged foods for special dietary uses (those foods which are specially processed or formulated to satisfy particular dietary requirements which exist because of a particular physical or physiological condition and /or specific diseases and dis orders and which are presented as such) to be offered as such to the consumer or for catering purposes and to certain aspects relating to the presentation therefore: and to claims made for such foods.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Content | Page |
| 1 Scope | 1 |
| 2 Description | 1 |
| 3 General principles | 1 |
| 4 Mandatory labelling of prepackaged foods for special dietery uses | 1 |
| 4.1 The name of the food | 1 |
| 4.2 List of ingredients | 1 |
| 4.3 Nutrition labelling | 2 |
| 4.4 Net contents and drained weight | 2 |
| 4.5 Name and address | 2 |
| 4.6 Country of origin | 2 |
| 4.7 Lot identification | 2 |
| 4.8 Date marking and storage instructions | 2 |
| 5 Additional mandatory requirements for specific foods | 2 |
| 5.1 Quantitative labelling of ingredients | 2 |
| 5.2 Claims | 2 |
| 5.3 Irradiated foods | 3 |
| 6 Exemptions from mandatory labelling requirements | 3 |
| 7 Optional labelling | 3 |
| 8 Presentation of mandatory information | 3 |