EU food labelling checklist: Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 with mandatory core and conditional requirements

Calculation is carried out by weighted average components: for each ingredient, reference or measured values of nutrients per 100 g are taken, multiplied by a share in the mixture and summed. For example, in a mixture of 40% dried apricots, 40% raisins, 20% walnut values of nutrients per 100 g of mixture = 0.4 × dried apricot + 0.4 × raisins + 0.2 × walnut. The results are rounded up according to Regulation (EC) No 1169/2011 and entered in the declaration of nutritional value.

The declaration "may contain traces..." is voluntary, but in the practice of most EU networks it is mandatory for a category where cross-contamination is objectively likely - for example, nuts on a line where peanuts or sesame are also processed. The declaration shall be given by a separate line below the main composition, without bolding, and shall not exempt the manufacturer from measures to minimize cross-contamination under Regulation (EC) No 852/2004.

If ceramics are declared suitable for food contact, each product or series of products must be marked with a lot-code that allows you to identify the batch of firing and the series of glazing. Applying is possible in two ways: directly to the bottom of the product as part of the author's signature of the master (including a series and a year) or on the accompanying sticker label on an individual package. The second option is preferred for concept-store, as it does not violate the decorative integrity.

For most packages, the minimum mandatory information size is 1.2 mm x-height. For packages with a maximum surface of less than 80 cm2 (spice stick, small sachet), a decrease to x-height 0.9 mm is permissible. If the size of the package does not physically allow the complete set of information to be placed, some of the data can be transferred to the group container (cardboard box for sachets) or to the manufacturer's website - but the basic elements (name, allergens, net weight, minimum shelf life) always remain on the individual package.