CHAPTER VVOLUNTARY FOOD INFORMATION
Article 36Applicable requirements
1.
Where food information referred to in Articles 9 and 10 is provided on a voluntary basis, such information shall comply with the requirements laid down in Sections 2 and 3 of Chapter IV.
2.
Food information provided on a voluntary basis shall meet the following requirements:
(a)
it shall not mislead the consumer, as referred to in Article 7;
(b)
it shall not be ambiguous or confusing for the consumer; and
(c)
it shall, where appropriate, be based on the relevant scientific data.
3.
F1Regulations may be made on the application of the requirements referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article to the following voluntary food information:
(a)
information on the possible and unintentional presence in food of substances or products causing allergies or intolerances;
(b)
information related to suitability of a food for vegetarians or vegansF2;
(c)
the indication of reference intakes for specific population groups in addition to the reference intakes set out in Annex XIIIF2; and
F3(d)
information on the absence or reduced presence of gluten in food.
F4...
4.
In order to ensure that consumers are appropriately informed, where voluntary food information is provided by food business operators on a divergent basis which might mislead or confuse the consumer, F5regulations may provide for additional cases of provision of voluntary food information to the ones referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article.
Article 37Presentation
Voluntary food information shall not be displayed to the detriment of the space available for mandatory food information.