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ClaraDB gives a verdict only for PFAS state laws for cookware and bakeware, California Proposition 65 consumer-product warning check for BPA, BPS, formaldehyde, styrene, antimony trioxide, vinyl acetate, lead and cadmium, California Proposition 65 warning check for candles and ceramicware (lead, cadmium, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, benzene, naphthalene, carbon monoxide, benzo[a]pyrene), US packaging EPR producer size thresholds (California, Colorado, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington) for a brand-owning manufacturer, US lead in children's products and furniture (lead paint and total lead content), US lead in toys and child care articles (lead paint and total lead content), US lead in children's products (other) and bags (lead paint and total lead content), US phthalates in children's toys and child care articles (DEHP, DBP, BBP, DINP, DIBP, DPENP, DHEXP, DCHP) and US children's product certificate and tracking label for children's tableware (AI-checked, quotes verified word for word). Every other answer shows the laws and quotes found without saying whether they apply. Not checked: Consumer electronics (FCC equipment authorization, 47 CFR Parts 2 and 15, energy rules). What ClaraDB has checked

Home and kitchen goodsMain sourcesfrom 1 Jan 20257 areas read · 7 not read yet
Sources read
  • food-contact framework (Reg. 1935/2004)
  • plastic food-contact materials (Reg. 10/2011)
  • bisphenols ban (Reg. 2024/3190)
  • ceramics lead/cadmium (Dir. 84/500)
  • PFAS in food-contact packaging (PPWR 2025/40)
  • REACH Annex XVII restrictions affecting home goods
  • General Product Safety Regulation (2023/988)
Not read yet
  • national food-contact rules of member states (e.g. France, Germany, Italy)
  • REACH SVHC candidate-list duties (Art. 33: list not obtainable)
  • Toy Safety and Construction Products rules
  • EU textile labelling
  • ecodesign/ESPR
  • CLP labelling
  • Furniture fire-safety national rules
Cosmetics and personal careMain sourcesfrom 18 May 20266 areas read · 6 not read yet
Sources read
  • Reg. 1223/2009 Annexes II (prohibited)
  • III (restricted)
  • IV (colourants)
  • V (preservatives)
  • VI (UV filters) and Art. 19 labelling
  • Arts. 4 to 13: Responsible Person, safety assessment and safety report (CPSR), product information file (PIF), CPNP notification
Not read yet
  • CLP classification and labelling of cosmetic mixtures
  • REACH Annex XVII entries beyond cosmetics (e.g. microplastics Reg. 2023/2055)
  • national rules (e.g. French recycling labels, German language rules)
  • claims criteria (Reg. 655/2013)
  • packaging law (PPWR)
  • Annex III-VI entries adopted after the stored consolidation
Packaged food and beveragesMain sourcesfrom 19 Aug 20264 areas read · 10 not read yet

Food regulations in their consolidated versions of 18 and 19 Aug 2026 and 1 Jan 2026.

Sources read
  • Reg. 1169/2011 food information (mandatory particulars Art. 9-10, ingredient list and 14 allergens Art. 18-21 and Annex II, nutrition declaration Art. 29-35 and Annex V, date marking Art. 24 and Annex X, net quantity Art. 23, language Art. 15, origin Art. 26)
  • Reg. 1333/2008 food additives (Annex II permitted uses by food category with maximum levels, Annex III)
  • Reg. 2023/915 maximum levels of contaminants
  • Reg. 178/2002 general food law (Art. 17-19 operators and importers)
Not read yet
  • Reg. 1924/2006 nutrition and health claims
  • Reg. 1829/2003 GMO authorisation
  • flavourings (Reg. 1334/2008)
  • novel foods (Reg. 2015/2283)
  • pesticide MRLs (Reg. 396/2005)
  • microbiological criteria (Reg. 2073/2005)
  • vertical product standards (e.g. chocolate, honey, juices)
  • official controls on imports (Reg. 2017/625)
  • national measures of member states
  • food-contact materials (covered under home and kitchen goods)
Consumer electronics and small appliancesMain sourcesfrom 1 Jul 20268 areas read · 7 not read yet
Sources read
  • RoHS Dir. 2011/65 restricted substances and Annex III/IV exemptions
  • WEEE Dir. 2012/19 marking and producer registration (per-Member-State registers not covered by ClaraDB)
  • LVD 2014/35, EMC 2014/30 and RED 2014/53 conformity marking and declaration of conformity
  • common charger Dir. 2022/2380
  • RED delegated Reg. 2022/30 cybersecurity
  • ecodesign and energy labelling for external power supplies (2019/1782), standby (2023/826), displays (2019/2021, 2019/2013) and light sources (2019/2020, 2019/2015)
  • GPSR (covered under home and kitchen goods)
  • Cyber Resilience Act 2024/2847
Not read yet
  • REACH SVHC article duty (candidate list not stored)
  • Battery Reg. 2023/1542 duties (covered under batteries and e-bikes)
  • ecodesign and labelling for vacuum cleaners, space heaters, fans, air conditioners and ovens
  • Machinery Dir. 2006/42 and outdoor noise Dir. 2000/14
  • national WEEE and packaging EPR registers
  • medical devices
  • toys
Batteries, e-bikes and power banksMain sourcesfrom 13 Aug 20264 areas read · 4 not read yet

Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as consolidated on 13 Aug 2026.

Sources read
  • Reg. 2023/1542 as consolidated 2026-08-13: Annex I Hg, Cd, Pb restrictions, Art. 11 removability and replaceability, Art. 13 and Annex VI labelling, Art. 14 LMT state-of-health data, carbon footprint, passport, due diligence (as amended by 2025/1561), EPR and waste duties as in the text
  • Directive 2006/66 (repealed 2025-08-18) for transitional provisions only
  • Reg. 168/2013 L-category and pedal-assist boundary (Art. 2(2)(h))
  • power banks and battery chargers as electrical equipment: EMC 2014/30, LVD 2014/35, RED 2014/53, RoHS 2011/65 and WEEE 2012/19 duties (the electronics rules applied to these categories)
Not read yet
  • delegated and implementing acts: 2025/606 recycling efficiency, 2025/2289 reporting, the Art. 13 labelling implementing act (not yet adopted), harmonised standards (Decision 2026/2048)
  • for e-bikes and e-scooters: Machinery Directive and EN 15194 / EN 17128 standards (paid)
  • national EPR registers, UN 38.3 and ADR carriage rules
  • enforcement, penalties and market-surveillance articles (Arts. 78 onward), Arts. 19, 21 to 37 (notified bodies), 44 to 46 and the battery-passport data model (Annex XIII) are not covered

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Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumersRegulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)81 rulesIn force from: 13 Dec 2014Industries: Food
Requirement
Applies when
Effective
Source
Label

3.1. Confectionery or beverages containing glycyrrhizinic acid or its ammonium s

Label required

3.1. Confectionery or beverages containing glycyrrhizinic acid or its ammonium salt due to the addition of the substance(s) as such or the liquorice plant Glycyrrhiza

Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 1 Apr 2025. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R1169-20250401 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

  • Sold prepacked
  • Contains glycyrrhizinic acid or its ammonium salt
  • The term 'liquorice' appears in the list of ingredients or the name of the food: no

Depends on: sold prepacked, contains glycyrrhizinic acid, liquorice in name or ingredients

In force since 13 Dec 2014

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

“3.1. Confectionery or beverages containing glycyrrhizinic acid or its ammonium salt due to the addition of the substance(s) as such or the liquorice plant Glycyrrhiza”
Annex III point 3.1 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
Label

Confectionery or beverages containing glycyrrhizinic acid

Label required

‘contains liquorice’ added immediately after the list of ingredients

Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 1 Apr 2025. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R1169-20250401 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

  • Sold prepacked
  • Contains glycyrrhizinic acid or its ammonium salt
  • The term 'liquorice' appears in the list of ingredients or the name of the food: no

Depends on: sold prepacked, contains glycyrrhizinic acid, liquorice in name or ingredients

In force since 13 Dec 2014

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

“‘contains liquorice’ shall be added immediately after the list of ingredients”
Annex III point 3.1 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
Label

‘contains liquorice – people suffering from hypertension should avoid excessive

Label required

‘contains liquorice – people suffering from hypertension should avoid excessive consumption’ shall be added immediately after the list of ingredients.

Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 1 Apr 2025. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R1169-20250401 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

  • Sold prepacked
  • Contains glycyrrhizinic acid or its ammonium salt
  • Glycyrrhizinic acid concentration at least 4000 mg/kg or mg/l

Depends on: sold prepacked, contains glycyrrhizinic acid, glycyrrhizinic acid concentration

In force since 13 Dec 2014

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

“‘contains liquorice – people suffering from hypertension should avoid excessive consumption’ shall be added immediately after the list of ingredients.”
Annex III point 3.2 · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
Label

‘contains liquorice – people suffering from hypertension should avoid excessive

Label required

‘contains liquorice – people suffering from hypertension should avoid excessive consumption’ shall be added immediately after the list of ingredients.

Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 1 Apr 2025. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R1169-20250401 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

  • Sold prepacked
  • Contains glycyrrhizinic acid or its ammonium salt

Depends on: sold prepacked, contains glycyrrhizinic acid

In force since 13 Dec 2014

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

“‘contains liquorice – people suffering from hypertension should avoid excessive consumption’ shall be added immediately after the list of ingredients.”
Annex III point 3.3 · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
Label

6.1. Frozen meat, frozen meat preparations and frozen unprocessed fishery produc

Label required

6.1. Frozen meat, frozen meat preparations and frozen unprocessed fishery products. | the date of freezing or the date of first freezing in cases where

Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 1 Apr 2025. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R1169-20250401 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

  • Sold prepacked
  • Sold frozen
  • Meat, meat preparation or fishery product

Depends on: sold prepacked, frozen, meat or fishery product

In force since 13 Dec 2014

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

From the consolidated text: 6.1. Frozen meat, frozen meat preparations and frozen unprocessed fishery products. · the date of freezing or the date of first freezing in cases where

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15 rules from Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers

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  • a clear indication of the component or the ingredient that has been used
  • Date of minimum durability
  • Use by date
  • Foods packaged in certain gases
  • Foods with added phytosterols, phytosterol esters, phytostanols or phytostanol esters
  • Name of the food
  • Food frozen before sale and sold defrosted
  • Solid food in a liquid medium
  • Prepacked food
  • Name of the food
  • Nutrition declaration
  • Prepacked food marketed before sale to the final consumer or supplied to mass caterers: external packaging
  • Prepacked food marketed before sale to the final consumer or supplied to mass caterers
  • Name of the food
  • Date of minimum durability or use by date
  • Sold prepacked

Depends on: sold prepacked

Dates run from 13 Dec 2014 to 13 Dec 2016

Each rule has its own date; open a target.

Example: a clear indication of the component or the ingredient that has been used

“a clear indication of the component or the ingredient that has been used”
Annex VI Part A point 4 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
Label

Foods containing sweeteners

Label required

‘with sweetener(s)’ accompanying the name of the food

Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 1 Apr 2025. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R1169-20250401 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

  • Sold prepacked
  • Contains sweeteners

Depends on: sold prepacked, sweeteners present

In force since 13 Dec 2014

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

“‘with sweetener(s)’ this statement shall accompany the name of the food”
Annex III point 2.1 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
Label

Foods containing both added sugar and sweeteners

Label required

‘with sugar(s) and sweetener(s)’ accompanying the name of the food

Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 1 Apr 2025. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R1169-20250401 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

  • Sold prepacked
  • Contains sweeteners

Depends on: sold prepacked, sweeteners present

In force since 13 Dec 2014

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

“‘with sugar(s) and sweetener(s)’ this statement shall accompany the name of the food”
Annex III point 2.2 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
Label

Foods containing aspartame or aspartame-acesulfame salt

Label required

‘contains aspartame (a source of phenylalanine)’ where designated only by E number; ‘contains a source of phenylalanine’ where designated by its specific name

Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 1 Apr 2025. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R1169-20250401 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

  • Sold prepacked
  • Aspartame is added

Depends on: sold prepacked, aspartame present

In force since 13 Dec 2014

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

“‘contains a source of phenylalanine’ shall appear on the label in cases where aspartame/aspartame-acesulfame salt is designated in the list of ingredients by its specific name”
Annex III point 2.3 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
Label

Foods containing more than 10 % added polyols

Label required

‘excessive consumption may produce laxative effects’

Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 1 Apr 2025. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R1169-20250401 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

  • Sold prepacked
  • Contains more than 10 % added polyols

Depends on: sold prepacked, added polyols over 10 percent

In force since 13 Dec 2014

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

“‘excessive consumption may produce laxative effects’”
Annex III point 2.4 · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
Warning

Confectionery or beverages containing higher levels of glycyrrhizinic acid

Warning required when exposure exceeds the threshold (confectionery 4 g/kg; beverages 50 mg/l (300 mg/l above 1,2 % vol alcohol))

‘contains liquorice – people suffering from hypertension should avoid excessive consumption’

Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 1 Apr 2025. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R1169-20250401 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

  • Sold prepacked

Depends on: sold prepacked

In force since 13 Dec 2014

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

“‘contains liquorice – people suffering from hypertension should avoid excessive consumption’ shall be added immediately after the list of ingredients”
Annex III points 3.2 and 3.3 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
Label

Beverages with caffeine above 150 mg/l

Label required

‘High caffeine content. Not recommended for children or pregnant or breast-feeding women’ in the same field of vision as the name of the beverage, followed by the caffeine content in mg per 100 ml in brackets

Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 1 Apr 2025. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R1169-20250401 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

  • Sold prepacked
  • A beverage
  • Caffeine content at least 150.01 mg/L

Depends on: sold prepacked, beverage, caffeine mg per l

In force since 13 Dec 2014

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted. The threshold is read as 150.01 mg/l or more (in excess of 150 mg/l). The exception for beverages based on coffee, tea or their extracts whose name includes ‘coffee’ or ‘tea’ is applied as an exclusion.

“are intended for consumption without modification and contain caffeine, from whatever source, in a proportion in excess of 150 mg/l”
Annex III point 4.1 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
Label

Foods other than beverages with caffeine added for a physiological purpose

Label required

‘Contains caffeine. Not recommended for children or pregnant women’ in the same field of vision as the name of the food, followed by the caffeine content in mg per 100 g/ml in brackets

Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 1 Apr 2025. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R1169-20250401 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

  • Sold prepacked
  • A beverage: no

Depends on: sold prepacked, beverage

In force since 13 Dec 2014

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

“Foods other than beverages, where caffeine is added with a physiological purpose”
Annex III point 4.2 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
Label

Food treated with ionising radiation

Label required

Indication ‘irradiated’ or ‘treated with ionising radiation’

Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 1 Apr 2025. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R1169-20250401 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

  • Sold prepacked
  • Treated with ionising radiation

Depends on: sold prepacked, irradiated

In force since 13 Dec 2014

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

“Foods treated with ionising radiation shall bear one of the following indications”
Annex VI Part A point 3 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
Label

1. The net quantity of a food shall be expressed using litres, centilitres, mill

Label required

1. The net quantity of a food shall be expressed using litres, centilitres, millilitres, kilograms or grams, as appropriate:

Exemptions (1)

Annex IX 1: a net quantity under 5 g or 5 ml need not be indicated (not for spices and herbs)

“the net quantity of which is less than 5 g or 5 ml; however, this provision shall not apply to spices and herbs”
Annex IX point 1 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)

Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 1 Apr 2025. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R1169-20250401 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

  • Sold prepacked
  • Net quantity exempt under Annex IX point 1(a) or (c): no

Depends on: sold prepacked, annex ix sold by number or loss

In force since 13 Dec 2014

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

“1. The net quantity of a food shall be expressed using litres, centilitres, millilitres, kilograms or grams, as appropriate:”
Art. 23(1) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
Label

(e) the net quantity of the food;

Label required

(e) the net quantity of the food;

Exemptions (1)

Annex IX 1: a net quantity under 5 g or 5 ml need not be indicated (not for spices and herbs)

“the net quantity of which is less than 5 g or 5 ml; however, this provision shall not apply to spices and herbs”
Annex IX point 1 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)

Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 1 Apr 2025. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R1169-20250401 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

  • Sold prepacked
  • Net quantity exempt under Annex IX point 1(a) or (c): no

Depends on: sold prepacked, annex ix sold by number or loss

In force since 13 Dec 2014

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

Label

Net quantity

Label required

Net quantity in litres, centilitres, millilitres, kilograms or grams: volume for liquid products, mass for other products

Exemptions (4)

Foods subject to considerable losses in volume or mass and sold by number or weighed in the presence of the purchaser

“subject to considerable losses in their volume or mass and which are sold by number or weighed in the presence of the purchaser”
Annex IX point 1(a) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)

Foods whose net quantity is less than 5 g or 5 ml (not spices and herbs)

“the net quantity of which is less than 5 g or 5 ml”
Annex IX point 1(b) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)

Foods normally sold by number where the number can clearly be seen and easily counted from the outside

“normally sold by number, provided that the number of items can clearly be seen and easily counted from the outside”
Annex IX point 1(c) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)

Annex IX 1: a net quantity under 5 g or 5 ml need not be indicated (not for spices and herbs)

“the net quantity of which is less than 5 g or 5 ml; however, this provision shall not apply to spices and herbs”
Annex IX point 1 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)

Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 1 Apr 2025. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R1169-20250401 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

  • Sold prepacked
  • Net quantity exempt under Annex IX point 1(a) or (c): no

Depends on: sold prepacked, annex ix sold by number or loss

In force since 13 Dec 2014

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

“The net quantity of a food shall be expressed using litres, centilitres, millilitres, kilograms or grams, as appropriate”
Art. 23(1) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
Label

Net quantity of the food

Label required

Net quantity of the food

Exemptions (1)

Annex IX 1: a net quantity under 5 g or 5 ml need not be indicated (not for spices and herbs)

“the net quantity of which is less than 5 g or 5 ml; however, this provision shall not apply to spices and herbs”
Annex IX point 1 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)

Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 1 Apr 2025. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R1169-20250401 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

  • Sold prepacked
  • Net quantity exempt under Annex IX point 1(a) or (c): no

Depends on: sold prepacked, annex ix sold by number or loss

In force since 13 Dec 2014

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

Conformity

The declared values shall, according to the individual case, be average values b

Must meet the conditions of The declared values shall, according to the individual case, be average values based on:

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Every product in the category

In force since 13 Dec 2016

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2016

Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

“The declared values shall, according to the individual case, be average values based on:”
Art. 31(4) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
Conformity

Food information shall be accurate, clear and easy to understand for the consume

Must meet the conditions of Food information shall be accurate, clear and easy to understand for the consumer.

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Every product in the category

In force since 13 Dec 2014

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

“Food information shall be accurate, clear and easy to understand for the consumer.”
Art. 7(2) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
Conformity

food information shall not attribute to any food the property of preventing, tre

Must meet the conditions of food information shall not attribute to any food the property of preventing, treating or curing a human disease

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Every product in the category

In force since 13 Dec 2014

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

“food information shall not attribute to any food the property of preventing, treating or curing a human disease”
Art. 7(3) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
Conformity

All foods

Must meet the conditions of Mandatory food information available and easily accessible

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Every product in the category

In force since 13 Dec 2014

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

“Mandatory food information shall be available and shall be easily accessible, in accordance with this Regulation, for all foods”
Art. 12(1) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
Conformity

Food business operator responsible for the food information

Must meet the conditions of Art. 8(2): ensure the presence and accuracy of the food information

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Every product in the category

In force since 13 Dec 2014

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

“shall ensure the presence and accuracy of the food information in accordance with the applicable food information law”
Art. 8(2) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
Conformity

Operators within their control

Must meet the conditions of Art. 8(4): do not modify food information so as to mislead

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Every product in the category

In force since 13 Dec 2014

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

“shall not modify the information accompanying a food if such modification would mislead the final consumer”
Art. 8(4) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
Conformity

Operators within their control

Must meet the conditions of Art. 8(5): ensure compliance with food information requirements relevant to their activities and verify them

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Every product in the category

In force since 13 Dec 2014

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

“shall ensure compliance with the requirements of food information law and relevant national provisions which are relevant to their activities and shall verify that such requirements are met”
Art. 8(5) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
  • Label

    3.1. Confectionery or beverages containing glycyrrhizinic acid or its ammonium s

    Label required

    3.1. Confectionery or beverages containing glycyrrhizinic acid or its ammonium salt due to the addition of the substance(s) as such or the liquorice plant Glycyrrhiza

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    Applies when
    • Sold prepacked
    • Contains glycyrrhizinic acid or its ammonium salt
    • The term 'liquorice' appears in the list of ingredients or the name of the food: no

    Depends on: sold prepacked, contains glycyrrhizinic acid, liquorice in name or ingredients

    Effective

    In force since 13 Dec 2014

    Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

    Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

    Source
    “3.1. Confectionery or beverages containing glycyrrhizinic acid or its ammonium salt due to the addition of the substance(s) as such or the liquorice plant Glycyrrhiza”
    Annex III point 3.1 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
  • Label

    Confectionery or beverages containing glycyrrhizinic acid

    Label required

    ‘contains liquorice’ added immediately after the list of ingredients

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    Applies when
    • Sold prepacked
    • Contains glycyrrhizinic acid or its ammonium salt
    • The term 'liquorice' appears in the list of ingredients or the name of the food: no

    Depends on: sold prepacked, contains glycyrrhizinic acid, liquorice in name or ingredients

    Effective

    In force since 13 Dec 2014

    Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

    Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

    Source
    “‘contains liquorice’ shall be added immediately after the list of ingredients”
    Annex III point 3.1 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
  • Label

    ‘contains liquorice – people suffering from hypertension should avoid excessive

    Label required

    ‘contains liquorice – people suffering from hypertension should avoid excessive consumption’ shall be added immediately after the list of ingredients.

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    Applies when
    • Sold prepacked
    • Contains glycyrrhizinic acid or its ammonium salt
    • Glycyrrhizinic acid concentration at least 4000 mg/kg or mg/l

    Depends on: sold prepacked, contains glycyrrhizinic acid, glycyrrhizinic acid concentration

    Effective

    In force since 13 Dec 2014

    Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

    Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

    Source
    “‘contains liquorice – people suffering from hypertension should avoid excessive consumption’ shall be added immediately after the list of ingredients.”
    Annex III point 3.2 · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
  • Label

    ‘contains liquorice – people suffering from hypertension should avoid excessive

    Label required

    ‘contains liquorice – people suffering from hypertension should avoid excessive consumption’ shall be added immediately after the list of ingredients.

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    Applies when
    • Sold prepacked
    • Contains glycyrrhizinic acid or its ammonium salt

    Depends on: sold prepacked, contains glycyrrhizinic acid

    Effective

    In force since 13 Dec 2014

    Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

    Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

    Source
    “‘contains liquorice – people suffering from hypertension should avoid excessive consumption’ shall be added immediately after the list of ingredients.”
    Annex III point 3.3 · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
  • Label

    6.1. Frozen meat, frozen meat preparations and frozen unprocessed fishery produc

    Label required

    6.1. Frozen meat, frozen meat preparations and frozen unprocessed fishery products. | the date of freezing or the date of first freezing in cases where

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    Applies when
    • Sold prepacked
    • Sold frozen
    • Meat, meat preparation or fishery product

    Depends on: sold prepacked, frozen, meat or fishery product

    Effective

    In force since 13 Dec 2014

    Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

    Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

    Source

    From the consolidated text: 6.1. Frozen meat, frozen meat preparations and frozen unprocessed fishery products. · the date of freezing or the date of first freezing in cases where

  • Label x 15

    15 rules from Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers

    Label required

    Show targets (15 of 15)
    • a clear indication of the component or the ingredient that has been used
    • Date of minimum durability
    • Use by date
    • Foods packaged in certain gases
    • Foods with added phytosterols, phytosterol esters, phytostanols or phytostanol esters
    • Name of the food
    • Food frozen before sale and sold defrosted
    • Solid food in a liquid medium
    • Prepacked food
    • Name of the food
    • Nutrition declaration
    • Prepacked food marketed before sale to the final consumer or supplied to mass caterers: external packaging
    • Prepacked food marketed before sale to the final consumer or supplied to mass caterers
    • Name of the food
    • Date of minimum durability or use by date
    Applies when
    • Sold prepacked

    Depends on: sold prepacked

    Effective

    Dates run from 13 Dec 2014 to 13 Dec 2016

    Each rule has its own date; open a target.

    Source

    Example: a clear indication of the component or the ingredient that has been used

    “a clear indication of the component or the ingredient that has been used”
    Annex VI Part A point 4 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
  • Label

    Foods containing sweeteners

    Label required

    ‘with sweetener(s)’ accompanying the name of the food

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    Applies when
    • Sold prepacked
    • Contains sweeteners

    Depends on: sold prepacked, sweeteners present

    Effective

    In force since 13 Dec 2014

    Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

    Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

    Source
    “‘with sweetener(s)’ this statement shall accompany the name of the food”
    Annex III point 2.1 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
  • Label

    Foods containing both added sugar and sweeteners

    Label required

    ‘with sugar(s) and sweetener(s)’ accompanying the name of the food

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    Applies when
    • Sold prepacked
    • Contains sweeteners

    Depends on: sold prepacked, sweeteners present

    Effective

    In force since 13 Dec 2014

    Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

    Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

    Source
    “‘with sugar(s) and sweetener(s)’ this statement shall accompany the name of the food”
    Annex III point 2.2 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
  • Label

    Foods containing aspartame or aspartame-acesulfame salt

    Label required

    ‘contains aspartame (a source of phenylalanine)’ where designated only by E number; ‘contains a source of phenylalanine’ where designated by its specific name

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    Applies when
    • Sold prepacked
    • Aspartame is added

    Depends on: sold prepacked, aspartame present

    Effective

    In force since 13 Dec 2014

    Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

    Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

    Source
    “‘contains a source of phenylalanine’ shall appear on the label in cases where aspartame/aspartame-acesulfame salt is designated in the list of ingredients by its specific name”
    Annex III point 2.3 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
  • Label

    Foods containing more than 10 % added polyols

    Label required

    ‘excessive consumption may produce laxative effects’

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    Applies when
    • Sold prepacked
    • Contains more than 10 % added polyols

    Depends on: sold prepacked, added polyols over 10 percent

    Effective

    In force since 13 Dec 2014

    Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

    Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

    Source
    “‘excessive consumption may produce laxative effects’”
    Annex III point 2.4 · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
  • Warning

    Confectionery or beverages containing higher levels of glycyrrhizinic acid

    Warning required when exposure exceeds the threshold (confectionery 4 g/kg; beverages 50 mg/l (300 mg/l above 1,2 % vol alcohol))

    ‘contains liquorice – people suffering from hypertension should avoid excessive consumption’

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    Applies when
    • Sold prepacked

    Depends on: sold prepacked

    Effective

    In force since 13 Dec 2014

    Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

    Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

    Source
    “‘contains liquorice – people suffering from hypertension should avoid excessive consumption’ shall be added immediately after the list of ingredients”
    Annex III points 3.2 and 3.3 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
  • Label

    Beverages with caffeine above 150 mg/l

    Label required

    ‘High caffeine content. Not recommended for children or pregnant or breast-feeding women’ in the same field of vision as the name of the beverage, followed by the caffeine content in mg per 100 ml in brackets

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    Applies when
    • Sold prepacked
    • A beverage
    • Caffeine content at least 150.01 mg/L

    Depends on: sold prepacked, beverage, caffeine mg per l

    Effective

    In force since 13 Dec 2014

    Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

    Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted. The threshold is read as 150.01 mg/l or more (in excess of 150 mg/l). The exception for beverages based on coffee, tea or their extracts whose name includes ‘coffee’ or ‘tea’ is applied as an exclusion.

    Source
    “are intended for consumption without modification and contain caffeine, from whatever source, in a proportion in excess of 150 mg/l”
    Annex III point 4.1 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
  • Label

    Foods other than beverages with caffeine added for a physiological purpose

    Label required

    ‘Contains caffeine. Not recommended for children or pregnant women’ in the same field of vision as the name of the food, followed by the caffeine content in mg per 100 g/ml in brackets

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    Applies when
    • Sold prepacked
    • A beverage: no

    Depends on: sold prepacked, beverage

    Effective

    In force since 13 Dec 2014

    Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

    Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

    Source
    “Foods other than beverages, where caffeine is added with a physiological purpose”
    Annex III point 4.2 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
  • Label

    Food treated with ionising radiation

    Label required

    Indication ‘irradiated’ or ‘treated with ionising radiation’

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    Applies when
    • Sold prepacked
    • Treated with ionising radiation

    Depends on: sold prepacked, irradiated

    Effective

    In force since 13 Dec 2014

    Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

    Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

    Source
    “Foods treated with ionising radiation shall bear one of the following indications”
    Annex VI Part A point 3 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
  • Label

    1. The net quantity of a food shall be expressed using litres, centilitres, mill

    Label required

    1. The net quantity of a food shall be expressed using litres, centilitres, millilitres, kilograms or grams, as appropriate:

    Exemptions (1)

    Annex IX 1: a net quantity under 5 g or 5 ml need not be indicated (not for spices and herbs)

    “the net quantity of which is less than 5 g or 5 ml; however, this provision shall not apply to spices and herbs”
    Annex IX point 1 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)

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    Applies when
    • Sold prepacked
    • Net quantity exempt under Annex IX point 1(a) or (c): no

    Depends on: sold prepacked, annex ix sold by number or loss

    Effective

    In force since 13 Dec 2014

    Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

    Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

    Source
    “1. The net quantity of a food shall be expressed using litres, centilitres, millilitres, kilograms or grams, as appropriate:”
    Art. 23(1) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
  • Label

    (e) the net quantity of the food;

    Label required

    (e) the net quantity of the food;

    Exemptions (1)

    Annex IX 1: a net quantity under 5 g or 5 ml need not be indicated (not for spices and herbs)

    “the net quantity of which is less than 5 g or 5 ml; however, this provision shall not apply to spices and herbs”
    Annex IX point 1 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)

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    Applies when
    • Sold prepacked
    • Net quantity exempt under Annex IX point 1(a) or (c): no

    Depends on: sold prepacked, annex ix sold by number or loss

    Effective

    In force since 13 Dec 2014

    Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

    Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

  • Label

    Net quantity

    Label required

    Net quantity in litres, centilitres, millilitres, kilograms or grams: volume for liquid products, mass for other products

    Exemptions (4)

    Foods subject to considerable losses in volume or mass and sold by number or weighed in the presence of the purchaser

    “subject to considerable losses in their volume or mass and which are sold by number or weighed in the presence of the purchaser”
    Annex IX point 1(a) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)

    Foods whose net quantity is less than 5 g or 5 ml (not spices and herbs)

    “the net quantity of which is less than 5 g or 5 ml”
    Annex IX point 1(b) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)

    Foods normally sold by number where the number can clearly be seen and easily counted from the outside

    “normally sold by number, provided that the number of items can clearly be seen and easily counted from the outside”
    Annex IX point 1(c) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)

    Annex IX 1: a net quantity under 5 g or 5 ml need not be indicated (not for spices and herbs)

    “the net quantity of which is less than 5 g or 5 ml; however, this provision shall not apply to spices and herbs”
    Annex IX point 1 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)

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    Applies when
    • Sold prepacked
    • Net quantity exempt under Annex IX point 1(a) or (c): no

    Depends on: sold prepacked, annex ix sold by number or loss

    Effective

    In force since 13 Dec 2014

    Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

    Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

    Source
    “The net quantity of a food shall be expressed using litres, centilitres, millilitres, kilograms or grams, as appropriate”
    Art. 23(1) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
  • Label

    Net quantity of the food

    Label required

    Net quantity of the food

    Exemptions (1)

    Annex IX 1: a net quantity under 5 g or 5 ml need not be indicated (not for spices and herbs)

    “the net quantity of which is less than 5 g or 5 ml; however, this provision shall not apply to spices and herbs”
    Annex IX point 1 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)

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    Applies when
    • Sold prepacked
    • Net quantity exempt under Annex IX point 1(a) or (c): no

    Depends on: sold prepacked, annex ix sold by number or loss

    Effective

    In force since 13 Dec 2014

    Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

    Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

    Source
    “the net quantity of the food”
    Art. 9(1)(e) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
  • Conformity

    The declared values shall, according to the individual case, be average values b

    Must meet the conditions of The declared values shall, according to the individual case, be average values based on:

    Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 1 Apr 2025. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R1169-20250401 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

    Applies when

    Every product in the category

    Effective

    In force since 13 Dec 2016

    Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2016

    Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

    Source
    “The declared values shall, according to the individual case, be average values based on:”
    Art. 31(4) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
  • Conformity

    Food information shall be accurate, clear and easy to understand for the consume

    Must meet the conditions of Food information shall be accurate, clear and easy to understand for the consumer.

    Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 1 Apr 2025. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R1169-20250401 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

    Applies when

    Every product in the category

    Effective

    In force since 13 Dec 2014

    Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

    Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

    Source
    “Food information shall be accurate, clear and easy to understand for the consumer.”
    Art. 7(2) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
  • Conformity

    food information shall not attribute to any food the property of preventing, tre

    Must meet the conditions of food information shall not attribute to any food the property of preventing, treating or curing a human disease

    Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 1 Apr 2025. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R1169-20250401 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

    Applies when

    Every product in the category

    Effective

    In force since 13 Dec 2014

    Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

    Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

    Source
    “food information shall not attribute to any food the property of preventing, treating or curing a human disease”
    Art. 7(3) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
  • Conformity

    All foods

    Must meet the conditions of Mandatory food information available and easily accessible

    Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 1 Apr 2025. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R1169-20250401 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

    Applies when

    Every product in the category

    Effective

    In force since 13 Dec 2014

    Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

    Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

    Source
    “Mandatory food information shall be available and shall be easily accessible, in accordance with this Regulation, for all foods”
    Art. 12(1) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
  • Conformity

    Food business operator responsible for the food information

    Must meet the conditions of Art. 8(2): ensure the presence and accuracy of the food information

    Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 1 Apr 2025. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R1169-20250401 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

    Applies when

    Every product in the category

    Effective

    In force since 13 Dec 2014

    Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

    Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

    Source
    “shall ensure the presence and accuracy of the food information in accordance with the applicable food information law”
    Art. 8(2) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
  • Conformity

    Operators within their control

    Must meet the conditions of Art. 8(4): do not modify food information so as to mislead

    Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 1 Apr 2025. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R1169-20250401 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

    Applies when

    Every product in the category

    Effective

    In force since 13 Dec 2014

    Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

    Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

    Source
    “shall not modify the information accompanying a food if such modification would mislead the final consumer”
    Art. 8(4) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)
  • Conformity

    Operators within their control

    Must meet the conditions of Art. 8(5): ensure compliance with food information requirements relevant to their activities and verify them

    Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 1 Apr 2025. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R1169-20250401 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

    Applies when

    Every product in the category

    Effective

    In force since 13 Dec 2014

    Applies to products placed on the market on or after 13 Dec 2014

    Art. 55: applies from 13 December 2014. Art. 54: foods placed on the market or labelled before that date may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

    Source
    “shall ensure compliance with the requirements of food information law and relevant national provisions which are relevant to their activities and shall verify that such requirements are met”
    Art. 8(5) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (consolidated 2025-04-01)(opens in a new tab)

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