Food Labeling Regulations

Young, V.R. and Pellett, P.L. 1991. Protein evaluation, amino acid scoring and the Food and Drug Administration s proposed food labeling regulations. J. Nutr. 121 145-150. 

Anon (Food Labelling Regulations). Statutory Instrument No. 1305, as amended. London HM Stationery Office, 1984. 

EU Food Labelling Regulations (1996) Statutory Instrument 1996, No 1499, Part II, Section 44. 

Within the European Union the provision of nutrition information is only obligatory if nutrition claims are being made or implied for the product and, whether obligatory or not, if information is provided it must be derived in the prescribed manner. In the UK the requirements are set out in the Food Labelling Regulations 1996 (SI 1996 1499). 

The only alcoholic-type soft drink currently on the UK market is lemonade shandy, which simulates the traditional pub blend of 50/50 lemonade and beer (usually bitter). This was introduced as a soft drink in the early 1960s and, in order to be sold in unlicensed premises, had to be below 2% proof spirit. The Food Labelling Regulations 1984 added a minimum alcohol content of 1.5% proof spirit, but both limits were replaced by a new maximum of 0.5% ABV imposed by the Licensing (Low Alcohol Drinks) Act 1990. 

GB Statutory Instrument (1996) Food labelling Regulations 1996. SI No. 1499. London HMSO. 

In response to the U.S. food labeling regulations in 1994, the FDA has proposed to define nutrient-content claims such as fat free, low fat, and reduced fat. Products labeled fat free and low fat must contain less than 0.5 g of fat per serving and less than 3 g of fat per serving, respectively. Reduced or less fat may be used on the labels of products that contain 25% less fat than regular (fuU-fat) products. Products labeled percent fat free should be based on 100 g, when product meets the definition of low fat or a 100% fat free, claim can be made when products meet the definition of fat free (contains no added fat) (12). Proposals have also been published to permit health claims for a relationship between the level of dietary fats and cardiovascular disease, as well as for a relationship between the level of dietary fats and cancer. 

Food Labeling Regulations Final Rule, Federal Register, Volume 58, No. 3. P.7066, 6,1993. 

United Kingdom N V 1. Food Standards Committee Rep Dec 1949. 2. Code of Practice No 11 (not in use). 3. Food Labelling Regulations 184. Use of iodized salt very sporadic. 

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