Abstract: . . .  Organization, 1993 (CAC/GL 2_1985). As indicated above in Box 2, the guidelines provide flexibility for countries to go beyond the standard if national legislation so requires. The most recent amendments to the Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling were made in March 2003 at the Thirty-First Session of the Codex Committee on Food Labelling, and adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission in June 2003. A key change is a new recommendation to . . .
. . .  Codex Committee on Food Labelling works closely with the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses on matters relating to the scientific basis for the nutrition and health information on food labels. 2.2 Codex guidelines on nutrition labelling Thus far, Codex Committee on Food Labelling has developed three standards and guidelines relevant to nutrition labelling: • General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged . . .
. . .  guidelines on the quantitative declaration on ingredients In the Codex, standards for QUID are contained in the “List of Ingredients” section of the General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods.24 The standard mandates the listing of the percentage of the ingredients emphasized on the label or in  . . .
. . .  per 100g or 100ml or per portion (provided that the number of portions is stated). Source: Codex Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling, Rev.1_1993. Rome, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations / World Health Organization, 1993 (CAC/GL 2_1985). As indicated above in Box 2, the guidelines provide flexibility for countries to go beyond the standard if national legislation so requires. The most recent amendments to the . . .
. . .  nutritional properties including but not limited to the energy value and to the content of protein, fat and carbohydrates, as well as the content of vitamins and minerals. The following do not constitute nutrition claims: (a) the mention of substances in the list of ingredients; (b) the mention of nutrients as a mandatory part of nutrition labelling; (c) quantitative or qualitative declaration of certain nutrients or ingredients . . .
. . .  standards for QUID are contained in the “List of Ingredients” section of the General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods.24 The standard mandates the listing of the percentage of the ingredients emphasized on the label or in  . . .
. . .  for Use of Nutrition and Health Claims. In: Report of the Thirty-First Session of the Codex Committee on Food Labelling. Ottawa, Canada, April 28 – 2 May 2003. Rome, Codex Alimentarius Commission, 2003:38_39. THE GLOBAL REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT AROUND NUTRITION LABELLING 6 GR around nutrition labelling 2/06/04 11:18 Page 6 Page 19 Part 2. The Codex Alimentarius 2.1 The Codex Alimentarius and the regulation of nutrition labelling . . .
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