DEFRA Consultation Letter, 7 November 2012

LABELLING - Consultation on the Food Information Regulations (FIR) 2013, being made to enable the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers (‘FIC’)

I am writing to invite views on the Government’s plans to introduce legislation, in the form of a Statutory Instrument (SI) bringing into force the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers (FIC).

The following documents may be found on Defra’s website: www.defra.gov.uk/consult/open/

• Consultation document
• Impact Assessment
• Statutory Instrument ‘Food Information Regulations 2013’
• List of consultees

Also available are two standalone sections of the SI, to be used in the event that a decision is made to include them, which cover;

• Provision to require the name of food to be provided on food sold not pre-packed, and
• Provision to require a Quantitative Indication of Ingredients (QUID) to be provided on food sold not pre-packed.

A guidance document on the FIR is being prepared and will be made available by the 16 November 2012 [See below].

We welcome your views and comments on the proposals. If you wish to obtain a copy of this consultation please use the contact details at the head of this letter.

Responses

Responses should be received by January 30th 2013.

The following are available on this site:

• Defra Public Consultation - Food Information Regulations 2013
• The Food Information Regulations 2013 Guide to compliance - Draft
• Food Information Regulations 2013 Enforcement and offences; Additional consultation questions [Note: document added December 2012]

Some additional documents are available at:

• https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/food-information-regulations-fir-2013