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Dr David Jukes, The University of Reading, UK

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Food Law News - EU - 2017

Official Journal, 21 November 2017

LABELLING - Commission Notice on the application of the principle of quantitative ingredients declaration (QUID)

This Commission Notice was published in the Official Journal (Ref: 2017/C 393/05).  

Commission Notice on the application of the principle of quantitative ingredients declaration (QUID)

Copies of the full document can be found on the Official Journal site.  See: Commission Notice - QUID

The following is the short introductory statement to the Notice.

The purpose of the Commission Notice is to provide guidelines for businesses and national authorities on the application of the principle of quantitative ingredients declaration (QUID) in the context of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) on the provision of food information to consumers (hereinafter, the ‘Regulation’). The Notice replaces and complements the guidelines on QUID adopted under Article 7 of Council Directive 79/112/EEC (2).

The Notice reflects the discussions the Commission’s Health and Food Safety Directorate-General (DG SANTE) held with experts from Member States in the context of the Working Group on Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers.

This Notice is without prejudice to the interpretation which the Court of Justice of the European Union may provide.


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