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Food Labelling (Nutrition Information) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. No. 328 of 2009).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Scotland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2009
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Packaging/labelling Nutrition
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations further amend the Food Labelling Regulations 1996 in relation to Scotland. They implement for Scotland Commission Directive 2008/100/EC amending Council Directive 90/496/EEC on nutrition labelling. They, among other things: (a) include a definition of “fibre”; (b) amend the lists of vitamins and minerals in respect of which nutrition claims may be made; and (c) provide conversion factors for calculating the energy value of fibre.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Amends

Food Labelling Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 1499 of 1996).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1996

Keyword: Packaging/labelling

Source: FAO, FAOLEX