CHAPTER IVMANDATORY FOOD INFORMATION

SECTION 3Nutrition declaration

Article 30Content

1

The mandatory nutrition declaration shall include the following:

a

energy value; and

b

the amounts of fat, saturates, carbohydrate, sugars, protein and salt.

Where appropriate, a statement indicating that the salt content is exclusively due to the presence of naturally occurring sodium may appear in close proximity to the nutrition declaration.

2

The content of the mandatory nutrition declaration referred to in paragraph 1 may be supplemented with an indication of the amounts of one or more of the following:

a

mono-unsaturates;

b

polyunsaturates;

c

polyols;

d

starch;

e

fibre;

f

any of the vitamins or minerals listed in point 1 of Part A of Annex XIII, and present in significant amounts as defined in point 2 of Part A of Annex XIII.

3

Where the labelling of a prepacked food provides the mandatory nutrition declaration referred to in paragraph 1, the following information may be repeated thereon:

a

the energy value; or

b

the energy value together with the amounts of fat, saturates, sugars, and salt.

4

By way of derogation from Article 36(1), where the labelling of the products referred to in Article 16(4) provides a nutrition declaration, the content of the declaration may be limited to the energy value only.

5

Without prejudice to Article 44 and by way of derogation from Article 36(1), where the labelling of the products referred to in Article 44(1) provides a nutrition declaration, the content of that declaration may be limited only to:

a

the energy value; or

b

the energy value together with the amounts of fat, saturates, sugars, and salt.

6

In order to take account of the relevance of particulars referred to in paragraphs 2 to 5 of this Article for the information of consumers, F1regulations may amend the lists in paragraphs 2 to 5 of this Article, by adding or removing particulars.

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