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Executive Order Concerning The Labelling Of Foods, Etc.

Original Language Title: Bekendtgørelse om mærkning m.v. af fødevarer

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Scope of application
Chapter 2 Definitions
Chapter 3 Marking language
Chapter 4 Supplementary provisions on the marking of finished packing
Chapter 5 Labelling of foodstuffs treated with ionising radiation
Chapter 6 Labelling of non-pre-packed food, food sold at the request of the consumer and food for direct sale
Chapter 7 Lot number
Chapter 8 Labelling of engrosemble packaging with deep-frozen food
Chapter 9 Marking of additional measures
Chapter 10 Labelling of fishery and aquaculture products
Chapter 11 Penalty and entry into force

Publication on labelling and so on of food 1)

In accordance with section 15, section 16, section 17, paragraph 1. Paragraph 1, section 18, section 19, section 49 (4). Paragraph 60 (1) and 60 (2). 3, in the law of foodstuffs, cf. Law Order no. 467 of 15. May 2014, and after the authority, pursuant to the notice, no. 558 of 28. The duties and powers of the Food Board shall be adopted in May :

Chapter 1

Scope of application

§ 1. This notice shall include the labelling and marketing of foodstuffs intended for sale within the European Union. However, section 3, sections 4 and § § 10-15 only apply to food placed on the market in Denmark.

Paragraph 2. The rules contained in this notice are complementary to and implementing EU rules on food labelling.

Paragraph 3. The rules laid down in this notice may be derogated from, where food is intended for sale within the European Union, in accordance with the rules applicable to the country of destination.

Chapter 2

Definitions

§ 2. For the purposes of this notice :

1) Food : all substances or products which, irrespective of whether they are unprocessed or wholly or partially processed, are intended for or reasonably assumed to be taken by humans. ' Food ` includes beverages, chewing gum and any substance including water intended to be filled with food in connection with their manufacture, preparation or treatment. ' Food ` shall include water after the place in which the requirements are to be complied with as defined in Article 6 of Directive 98 /83/EC and without prejudice to the requirements of Directive 80 /778/EEC and 98 /83/EC. ' Food ' shall not include : animal feed, live animals, unless they are prepared for placing on the market for use as human consumption, before harvested, medicinal products within the meaning of Council Directive 65 /65/EEC and 92 /73/EEC, cosmetics in it ; Whereas in Council Directive 76 /768/EEC the meaning, tobacco and tobacco products in the meaning of Council Directive 89 /622/EEC have been used, narcotic or psychotropic substances in the meaning of the United Nations Convention on the Single Convention of the United Nations ; 1961 on narcotic agents and the United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Conventions substances, residues and contaminants, cf. Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28. In January 2002 on general principles and requirements in food law, the establishment of the European Food Safety Authority and on the food safety procedures (the food regulation) nature. 2.

2) Marketing : Possession of food or feed for sale, including the sale or transfer of any kind, which is taking place against or without remuneration, including the sale and distribution itself, and the actual transfer itself, in other ways, cf. Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (the food Regulation). 3, no. 8.

3) Food information : Information about a food that the final consumer receives by means of a label or other accompanying material or other evidence, including modern technological tools or oral communication, cf. Regulation (EC) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25. October 2011, on food information to the consumer (the food information Regulation). 2 (3). 2 (a).

4) Mandatory food information : The information to be provided by the final consumer pursuant to EU rules, cf. Regulation (EC) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (the Food Information Regulation). 2 (3). 2 (c).

5) Completed Food Item ' means a product which is offered for sale to the final consumer and to large kitchens and consisting of a food and the packaging in which it was packed before it was put up for sale regardless of whether the packaging surrends the food, or in part, however, in such a way that the content cannot be altered without opening or amending the packaging, not containing food which is packaged at the point of sale at the request of the consumer or completed packing for the purpose of direct packaging ; sale, cf. Regulation (EC) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Food Information Regulation). 2 (3). 2 (e).

6) Ingrediens : any substance or product, including flavourings, food additives and food enzymes, and any ingredient of a compound ingredient used in the manufacture or preparation of a food product and still exists in the finished product, possibly ; in the form of a modified form ; residues are not regarded as ingredients, cf. Regulation (EC) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (the Food Information Regulation). 2 (3). 2 (f).

7) Label : any form of pendant, character, mark, image, or other descriptive material written, printed, stencillated, marked, stamped or marked on or attached to the packaging or the food container, cf. Regulation (EC) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (the Food Information Regulation). 2 (3). 2 (1) (i)

8) Labelling : Indications, particulars, fabrics or trademarks, images, or symbols relating to a food product and listed on packaging, documents, signs, labels or semi-labels of any kind accompanying or referring to this food, cf. Regulation (EC) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (the Food Information Regulation). 2 (3). 2 (j).

9) Depth frozen food : pursuant to section 2 of the notice no. Whereas 1194 of 8/12/2005 on frozen food products is defined in depth frozen food as food ;

a) have undergone a particularly depreciation process, hereinafter referred to as " deep freezing ", thus freezing the product as soon as necessary for the product concerned ;

b) after deep freezing and temperatures everywhere and uninterrupted, there is a temperature of-18 ° C or less ; and

c) placed on the market with the term ' deep-frozen `.

10) Extraction measures : a solvent used in an extractive process during the processing of raw materials, food or ingredients or ingredients of such products, which may result in an unintended but technically unavoidable presence of : residues of the product or its transformation products in the food or food ingredient, cf. Notice no. 542 of 27/5/2013 on the conditions of intuliation, etc. for food, section 2.

11) Chopped meat : boned meat which has undergone the cut and which contains less than 1% salt, cf. Regulation (EC) No, Regulation (EC) No, 853/2004 of 29. April 2004 on the specific hygiene rules applicable to food of animal origin (the hygiene Regulation applicable to food of animal origin), Annex I, item 1.13.

12) Food Party : A number of sales units which have been manufactured, operated or wrapped, in the circumstances, in accordance with the circumstances of the situation, cf. The Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council, 2011 /91/EU, on indications or marks identifying a particular foodstuff. Paragraph 1 (1). 2.

Chapter 3

Marking language

§ 3. When a food product is placed on the market in Denmark, the compulsory food information must be indicated in Danish or in other languages which, in the case of a specific case, only in the case of insignificant differences in spelling are different from the Danish.

Paragraph 2. However, on delivery to foreign ships or aircraft, the marking may be made out in one of the official languages of the nation state or in English.

Chapter 4

Supplementary provisions on the marking of finished packing

Net Content

§ 4. Marking of net content, cf. Regulation (EC) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (the Food Information Regulation). 9 (1). 1 (1) (e) of pre-packed foods placed on the market in Denmark shall be declared in the net volume of liquid goods and in the net weight of other goods specified in accordance with the metric system.

Sugar products

§ 5. Indication of net content may be omitted for pre-packaged sugar products covered by the Confession of certain sugar, the net content of which is less than 20 g.

Depth frozen food

§ 6. Complete packaged frozen food must be labelled with the following information :

1) the sales description shall be supplemented by the " Animal Frozen " information ;

2) "Do not be frozen again after thawing" and

3) the date of minimum durability shall be accompanied by the period during which the food can be stored by the consignee and of the indication of the storage temperature or requirements for storage equipment.

Paragraph 2. The provision in paragraph 1 shall be Paragraph 1 shall not apply to consumi.

Identification marking

§ 7. Complexed minced meat obtained and packed in wholess; s covered by the European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 2. The hygiene regulation on food of animal origin (853/2004), where the composition of the European Parliament and of the Council Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (the food information Regulation) is not met, Annex VI, Part B (B) (b). 1, must be marked with the national label in accordance with section 8.

§ 8. The national label shall be drawn up as a circular mark, where the number of the establishment is indicated at the top of the circle and at the bottom of the circle number 1.

Paragraph 2. Where the national label is used as a health mark, the circle must have a minimum diameter of 4.5 cm and the number of the approval number of the establishment ' s approval number must be at least 0,8 cm high and 1-the figure at least 1,1 cm.

Paragraph 3. The birthmark of the national label must be placed on the market only on the Danish market and must not be included in other foodstuffs which are later disposed of outside the Danish market.

§ 9. The Food Management Board may allow the identification mark to be transferred from one undertaking to another undertaking and that this other undertaking shall use the means of identification marked on condition that :

1) the production of the food product concerned has been recorded at the company whose number is indicated on the identification marked, and

2) the value of the identification marked material is not negligible.

Paragraph 2. Authorisation pursuant to paragraph 1. 1 may be submitted for a period of seven months.

Chapter 5

Labelling of foodstuffs treated with ionising radiation

§ 10. Zip-packed foods and irradiated food ingredients covered by the announcement concerning the manufacture, placing on the market and imports of food and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation must be used in the context of : the description of the product shall be provided with one of the following information :

1) "Radiated."

2) "Beam-preserved."

3) "Treated with ionizing radiation."

4) "Conserved with ionizing radiation."

Paragraph 2. Where an irradiated food ingredient is part of a food, the food must be marked with information on the treatment as referred to in paragraph 1. 1. Information must be entered in the list of ingredients associated with the ingredient that is irradiated.

Paragraph 3. Information on the radiation, cf. paragraph 1, be indicated in the case of a beam ingredient, which forms part of a compound ingredient, whether irradiated the ingredient, or the compound ingredient in which it forms part, represents less than 2% of the finished product.

Paragraph 4. In the case of products sold in bulk, the information on the treatment referred to in paragraph 1 shall be mentioned. 1 shall be indicated in conjunction with the sales description of a sign in the immediate vicinity of the product.

§ 11. Food that is not intended for sale to the final consumer or the stork kitchens shall be provided with :

1) information on irradiation, both for products treated as independent products, with ionising radiation, and for irradiated ingredients which are part of non-irradiated products ; and

2) the name and address of the irradiation plant or its registration number.

§ 12. Information on the presence of irradiation must always appear in the documents accompanying or pertaining to irradiated foodstuffs.

Chapter 6

Labelling of non-pre-packed food, food sold at the request of the consumer and food for direct sale

The allergenic ingredients

§ 13. For food offered to the final consumer or to large kitchens, without being finished packing, or for foodstuffs packaged at the point of sale at the request of the buyer or are pre-packed for direct sales, are the ingredients or technical aids listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (the food information regulation) compulsory food information.

Paragraph 2. Information about allergenic ingredients, cf. Regulation (EC) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (the Food Information Regulation), Annex II, must be made available in one of the following ways :

1) Written information or similar in the immediate vicinity of the food.

2) Other relevant methods, including information via electronic media.

Paragraph 3. Written information should at least be a statement of, for example, a sign that additional information about allergenic ingredients may be given verbal on request.

Paragraph 4. Instead of the specific allergenic ingredients, the full list of ingredients can be reported. This information may also be provided verbally, however, at the very least, an indication of the sign that the list of ingredients can be obtained on request, for example, should be specified.

Paragraph 5. Special information on allergens shall not be required where the sales description is given in writing and clearly refers to the name of the allergenic substance or product.

Paragraph 6. Information on allergenic ingredients is not required if a company asks consumers in advance their dietary requirements in relation to food allergies and intolerant and are capable of individually supplying food in accordance with these ; dietary needs.

§ 14. For the food referred to in section 13, the minimum font size shall be the requirements of the species. 13, paragraph 1. 2 and 3, as well as the requirement for highlighting the ingredients of the allergenic ingredients. 21, paragraph. Paragraph 1 (b) of Regulation (EC) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (the Food Information Regulation) is not applicable.

Food packaged for direct sales

§ 15. For the food produced, packaged and offered for sale in the same retail store for longer than a normal sales day, labelling shall be required for all the required information, cf. The European Parliament and Council Regulation 1169/2011 (the Food Information Regulation) nature. 9 and 10, except as follows :

1) Ingredient list, cf. Regulation 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council Regulation (Food Information Regulation). 18, however, the allergenic ingredients must be reported in accordance with section 13.

2) The quantity of certain ingredients or categories of ingredients (QUID), cf. Regulation 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council Regulation (Food Information Regulation). 22.

3) Near-provisioning, cf. Regulation 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council Regulation (Food Information Regulation). 29-35.

Paragraph 2. In the paragraphs in paragraph 1. In the case of a case, the store must be able to indicate on request the ingredients used in the delivery of the food. The information can be a nozzle. If the full list of ingredients is reported, it is not a requirement that the allergenic ingredients can be disclosed separately. However, in the oral ingredient, the oral ingredient shall be a written indication that the allergenic ingredients may be obtained on request, e.g. by sign, cf. § 13.

Paragraph 3. This information shall be provided in paragraph 1. 2 in writing or the information on the food packaging is optional, the requirements for a minimum font size shall be found in the form. 13, paragraph 1. 2 and 3, the requirement to specify the list of ingredients in descending order, cf. species. Eighteen, paragraph 18. 1, as well as the requirement for highlighting the allergenic ingredients, cf. species. 21, paragraph. The provisions of paragraph 1 (b) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (the Food Information Regulation) do not apply.

Chapter 7

Lot number

§ 16. Food must be marked with information on which food party they belong to.

Paragraph 2. The manufacturer, works or packages of a food product, or the distributor within the European Union, which only sells it, shall make the food party demarcation of the food party and the labelling in accordance with paragraph 1. 1.

§ 17. Information, cf. section 16 (4). 1 shall begin with the letter ' L `.

Paragraph 2. The requirement of paragraph 1. 1 lapses if the information clearly differs from the other labelling information.

§ 18. The provision in section 16 (3). Paragraph 1 shall not apply to :

1) Agricultural products from the farm ' s territory and fresh fish and fresh fish products from a fishing gear

a) are sold or delivered to storage, filling or packaging sites,

b) transported to producer organisations, or

c) be obtained for the immediate conclusion of a preparation or processing process.

2) Non-packaged foods in retail stores.

3) Food in packaging and receptacles whose main surface is less than 10 cm².

4) Consumers in individual portions, if the information is given on the packaging containing a number of individually wrapped is.

§ 19. The provision in section 16 (3). Paragraph 1 shall not apply to food labelled with durability date, if the date is set unencoded and at least includes day and month in the order in that order.

20. The labelling information shall be placed on the packaging and in the case of pre-packaged food on the finished packing or an attached label.

Paragraph 2. If the information referred to in this paragraph is not possible on non-packaged foods, they shall be placed in the accompanying commercial documents.

Chapter 8

Labelling of engrosemble packaging with deep-frozen food

§ 21. Depth-frozen mearofoam food products must be labelled with the following information :

1) The product description complemented by the " Animal Frozen ".

2) Net content expressed in net weight.

3) Name or company name and address of

a) the producer,

b) packing business or

c) a negotiator established within the European Union.

Paragraph 2. The provision in paragraph 1 shall be Paragraph 1 shall not apply to consumi.

Paragraph 3. The people in paragraph 3. 1 the information referred to above shall be stowed on the packaging, container or packaging, or on a label attached to it.

Chapter 9

Marking of additional measures

§ 22. The packaging or attached label shall bear the following information on the packaging or attached label :

1) Name or business name and address of one of the following :

a) the producer,

b) packing business or

c) a negotiator established within the European Union.

2) The specific term in accordance with the Bekendtstatement concerning the conditions of food.

3) A clear indication that the product is of a quality that makes it suitable for use as a means of extraction in the production of food or food ingredients.

4) Information that makes it possible to identify the consignment or the party.

5) Net content expressed in the net volume.

6) Where necessary, special storage and use requirements.

-23. They in section 22, no. 1, 4, 5 and 6, mentioned above may be mentioned in the relevant commercial documents. The documents must be purchaser by the end of the time at the same time as delivery.

Chapter 10

Labelling of fishery and aquaculture products

§ 24. Small quantities of goods and products sold directly from fishing vessels to the consumer are exemptable from the requirements of the European Parliament and Council Regulation 1379/2013 of 11. December 2013 on the common organisation of the market in fishery and aquaculture products. Thirty-five, paragraph. 1 if the value does not exceed EUR 50 per Day.

Chapter 11

Penalty and entry into force

Penalty provisions

§ 25. Unless higher penalties have been imposed on other legislation, the penalty shall be punished by fine, which violates the following provisions of Regulation (EC) No 2 of the European Parliament and of the Council. 1169/2011 (the Food Information Regulation), as last amended by the Commission ' s delegated Regulation (EU) No, 78/2014 of 22. November 2013 :

1) Article 6.

2) Article 7.

3) Article 8.

4) Article 9 (1). 1-2.

5) Article 10 (1). 1.

6) Article 12 (1). 1-2.

7) Article 13 (1). 1-3 or 7. 5.

8) Article 14 (1). 1-2.

9) Article 15 (1). Paragraph 1 or paragraph 1. 3.

10) Article 16 (1). 1-2.

11) Article 17 (1). 1-4.

12) Article 18 (1). 1-3.

13) Article 21 (1). 1 (a) (b) or paragraphs 2 to 3.

14) Article 22 (2). 1.

15) Article 23 (1). 1.

16) Article 24 (1). 1-2.

17) Article 25.

18) Article 26 (1). Two, or paragraph. 3 (a-b).

(19) Article 27 (1). 1.

20) Article 28.

21) Article 30 (1). 1-5.

(22) Article 31 (1). Paragraph 1 (1). Paragraph 3, or paragraph 3. FOUR, ONE. joints.

23) Article 32.

24) Article 33 (1). 1-4.

25) Article 34 (1). 1-2, or paragraph 1. 3 (a) or (b).

26) Article 35 (1). 1.

27) Article 36, stk.1-2.

28) Article 37.

29) Article 54.

(30) Annex III.

31) Annex VI,

a) Part A,

b) Part B, item 1-2, or

c) Part C.

32) Annex VII,

a) Part A, point 1, 2. column, 1. link,

b) Part A, point 8, 2. column, 2. section,

c) Part A, point 9, 2. column, 1. section, 2. link, or 2. section,

d) Part B, item 1, 2. column, 2. section,

(e) Part B, item 2, 2. column, 2. section,

(f) Part B, item 17, 1. column, 3. section,

g) part C, or

(h) Part E.

33) Annex VIII, item 3 or paragraph 4 (a) or (b).

34) Annex IX, item 3-5.

Paragraph 2. Unless higher penalties are inflited on the other legislation, the penalty shall be penalized for the penalty which is in breach of Annex 3, Section X, 1, no. Regulation (EC) No 3 of the European Parliament and of the Council 853/2004 of 29. April 2004 (the animal food hygiene Regulation) or nature. Commission Regulation (EC) No 13 (EC) No, 589/2008 of 23. June 2008 on the implementing provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No (EC) No, 1234/2007 as regards marketing standards for eggs.

Paragraph 3. Unless higher penalties have been imposed on other legislation, the penalty shall be punished by fine, which violates the following provisions of Regulation (EC) No 2 of the European Parliament and of the Council. 1379/2013 of 11. December 2013 on the common organisation of the market in fishery and aquaculture products :

1) Art. 35, paragraph. One and three.

2) Art. 38. 1.

Paragraph 4. The penalty will be penalised by the penalty which violates section 3. 1, section 6-8, § § 10-12, § 13 (3). 1 or 2, section 15 (3). 1 or 2, section 16-20, section 21, paragraph. 1 or 3 or § 22.

Paragraph 5. The sentence may rise to a maximum sentence for two years if it has been committed by the action or omission, with a set of or gross negligence, and there is a breach in the infringement proceedings ;

1) damage to health or to the detriment of such risks ; or

2) obtained or intended to benefit from the economic advantage of the person concerned himself or others.

Paragraph 6. Companies can be imposed on companies, etc. (legal persons) punishable by the rules of the penal code 5. Chapter.

Entry into force and transitional provisions

SECTION 26. The announcement shall enter into force on 13. December 2014.

Paragraph 2. At the same time, notice No 1308 of 14. December 2005 on the labelling, etc. of food.

Paragraph 3. Products and printed packaging which do not comply with the requirements of section 10 (3). 1, no. 11, section 46 and § 46a in the notice No 1308 of 14. December 2005 on the labelling, etc. of foodstuffs, but marked before 1. In February 2012, they must be sold until stocks are used.

Paragraph 4. section 24 of the notice no. 1308 of 14. In December 2005 on the labelling etc. of foodstuffs may be used up to 1. January 2015. Products and printed packaging, not later than 31, December 2014 has been produced and labelled in accordance with section 24 of the notice no. 1308 of 14. In December 2005, they can be sold until stocks are used.

The FDA, the 5th. December 2014

P.D.V.
Hanne Larsen.

/ Nina Read the Jakobsen

Official notes

1) The announcement contains provisions that implement the European Parliament and Council Directive 2011 /91/EU of 13. December 2011 on indications or marks identifying a particular food party, EU-10 2011, nr. Regulation (EC) No 334, page 1, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2 of the European Parliament and Council. 1021/2013 of 9. October 2013, EU-decade 2013, L 287, page 1, parts of the European Parliament and Council Directive 2009 /32/EC of 23. April 2009 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to extractioning funds used in the production of food and food ingredients, EU-timid 2009, nr. In 141, page 3, as amended by the Commission Directive 2010 /59/EC of 26. In August 2010, EU-tenth 2010, L 225, page 10, parts of Council Directive 89 /108/EEC of 21. in December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to deep-frozen foodstuffs, EEC-begging 1989, no. L40, page 34, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2 of the European Parliament and of the Council. 1882/2003 of 29. September 2003, EU-decade 2003, nr. The Council Directive 1999 /111/EC, and Council Directive 1999 /2/EC of 22, is part of the Council Directive 1999 /2/EC. February 1999 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to food and food ingredients, which have been treated with ionising radiation, EC-tenth 1999, no. In the case of 66, page 16, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2 of the European Parliament and Council. 1882/2003 of 29. September 2003, EU-decade 2003, nr. L 284, page 1, Council Directive 2006 /107/EC of 20. In November 2006, EU-begging 2006, no. The Council Directive 2013 /20/EU of 13 is the Council Directive 2013 /20/EU of the Council. May 2013, EU-10 2013, L158, page 234.