Food information and food labelling law
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Practice notesFood information and food labelling law
Produced in partnership with Giles Bedloe of 9 Gough Square and William Dean of 9 Gough Square
Practice notes
Assimilated Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers (Assimilated FIC) contains the general principles, requirements and responsibilities governing food information, and in particular food labelling, in the UK. In the EU, Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers (FIC) applies. See Practice Note: Introduction to EU food law.
Assimilated FIC applies to all pre-packed food, non-prepacked food, food packed on premises for direct sale and that provided by mass caterers. There are differing requirements for the different food categories and for those at the various stages of the supply chain.
FIC came into force across the EU on 13 December 2011 when the UK was still part of the EU. As the UK is no longer a Member State, it is open to amend and develop Assimilated FIC as it sees fit.
The Food Information Regulations 2014 (FIR 2014), SI 2014/1855 contain the national enforcement provisions for England and some of the permitted national
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