Food Labelling and Health Claims

What is the purpose of food labelling?

Who is responsible for food labelling in the United Kingdom?

What regional differences are there in terms of food labelling in the UK?

Name the 8 bits of information that are required by law to be on a food product

What instructions do manufactures have to follow when providing the ingredients list?

List the 14 allergens that EU legislation says must be listed on food product if it contains one

Nutrition information on the front of a packet usually consumes of what information?

How is the total energy (calories) on the back of a food product calculated?

New laws have changed the information required on the back of food. What factors have been changed?

What are the two common types of nutrition claims?

What laws determine whether a content claim is made

What laws determine whether a comparative claim is made

What must be done for a health claim to be allowed to be on a food product and what claims are prohibited?