Food labelling regulations are very specific; every food label must:
not be misleading
be accurate, clear and easy to understand
not suggest that the food prevents, treats or cures a human disease
have indelible information
Certain information must be included on all food labelling:
The name of the food
a list of ingredients
information on allergens
the quantity of certain ingredients or categories of ingredients
the net quantity
the appropriate date mark
any special storage conditions and/or conditions of use
a suitable name and address;
particulars of the country of origin or place of provenence (when specifically required by Article 26)
instructions for use (if necessary)
for alcoholic beverages with more than 1.2% alcohol, the alcoholic strength
a nutrition declaration
Food Labelling Regulations require extra food labelling information is required in specific circumstances:
Circumstance
Solution
Foods whose durability has been extended by means of packaging gases
‘Packaged in a protective atmosphere’
Foods containing sweeteners
Specifically mention it alongside the food name
Beverages with high caffeine content
‘High caffeine content. Not recommended for children or pregnant or breast-feeding women’
Beverages with added caffeine
‘Contains caffeine. Not recommended for children or pregnant women’
100 mg/kg or 10 mg/l or above of glycyrrhizinic acid or its ammonium salt
‘Contains liquorice’
4 g/kg or above of glycyrrhizinic acid or its ammonium salt
‘Contains liquorice – people suffering from hypertension should avoid excessive consumption’
50 mg/l or above of glycyrrhizinic acid or its ammonium salt (or of 300 mg/l or above in the case of beverages containing more than 1,2 % by volume of alcohol)
‘Contains liquorice – people suffering from hypertension should avoid excessive consumption’
Alcoholic drinks
Mention the percentage of alcohol per volume
Foods containing genetically modified ingredients
E.g. ‘prepared from genetically modified ‘soya”
Frozen meat
Date of freezing/first freezing
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Last year Freezeland Ltd, a London based retailer of frozen products, contacted us regarding their labelling. Here at Positive ID we are proud to announce that we completely revamped their labelling process. We now supply them with 70,000 labels a year for them to use on their desktop printer system.
Freezeland Ltd
The result is a clearly read label giving all the details necessary. Jackie Harris, Technical Manager at Plants Plus explained that Positive ID Labels labelling solution has speeded up the labelling operation by more than 50%, with a significant cost saving. “It’s ideal for our business,” she said.
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Orexis Fresh Foods Ltd is a family run Food Manufacturing Company specializing in ethnic dips, Mexican dips, luxury salads and sandwich fillings. Orexis Ltd approached Positive ID for a simple cost effective way to apply a “Best Before” and “Batch Number” to a range of their products.
The answer was to use a two line-labelling gun. George Katsaros from Orexis said “we have been using Positive ID for 3 years now and they initially advised us correctly about the right products to use and have been well pleased and served by them since”.
Orexis Fresh Foods
Samantha Gore from Samsi was particularly pleased that we met all the deadlines and she described the experience as ‘fun’ and stated that all staff from Positive ID were very friendly and happy to help. Also, she thanked us for our patience with all the refinements she desired.We are proud to hold great relationships with all of our customers and look forward to many other stories like this in the near future.
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