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Commission Directive 2008/100/EC amending Council Directive 90/496/EEC on nutrition labelling for foodstuffs as regards recommended daily allowances, energy conversion factors and definitions.

Country/Territory
European Union
Document type
Legislation
Date
2008
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Journal of the European Union L 285, 29 October 2008, pp. 9-12.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Packaging/labelling Nutrition
Geographical area
European Union Countries
Abstract

This Directive lays down some amendments to Council Directive 90/496/EEC on nutrition labelling for foodstuffs. In particular, it replaces the text in Annex I, which lays down the list of vitamins and minerals which may be declared and their recommended daily allowances (RDAs). Furthermore, it inserts new Annex II, which concerns the definition of the material constituting fibre and methods of analysis.

Full text
English
Website
europa.eu

References - Legislation

Amends

Council Directive 90/496/EEC on nutrition labelling for foodstuffs.

Legislation | European Union | 1990

Keyword: Packaging/labelling, Nutrition

Source: FAO, FAOLEX