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Digital labelling

Food and drink labelling imparts useful information to consumers, empowering them to make informed choices. In the EU, labels show the ingredients, nutritional value, allergens, shelf life, cooking and storing instructions, and more, but sometimes there’s more to add!

Many companies are now turning to digital labelling, such as QR codes that direct consumers to an online information platform. Such labelling combines transparency and convenience, enables multiple languages due to geolocalisation, and allows for timely product updates.

We will soon publish our research on digital labelling and the opportunities it provides businesses.

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Portion sizes for the purposes of nutrition labelling - a proposed approach

Current legislation requires that nutrition information is provided on pack per 100g or 100ml. FoodDrinkEurope, formerly CIAA, supports the provision of nutrition information in this way as it helps consumers to compare the energy and...

Portion sizes for the purposes of nutrition labelling - a proposed approach

Guidance on the provision of food information to consumers

This Guidance document is intended for interested stakeholders, such as food business operators (includingsmall and medium-sized enterprises as well as large food business operators) and EU policy-makers. Following an evaluation of the legislation on food...

Guidance on the provision of food information to consumers

Reference Intakes

Find out what you need to know about the European food and drink industry’s labelling scheme, how to use it and why it’s was chosen to appear on many of your favourite products. In Europe,...

Reference Intakes