Adopted in 1985. Revised in 1993 and 2011. Amended in 2003, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013,
2015 and 2016.
ANNEX adopted in 2011. Revised in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
PURPOSE OF THE GUIDELINES
To ensure that nutrition labelling is effective:
•In providing the consumer with information about a food so that a wise choice of food can be made;
•in providing a means for conveying information of the nutrient content of a food on the label;
•in encouraging the use of sound nutrition principles in the formulation of foods which would benefit public health;
•in providing the opportunity to include supplementary nutrition information on the label.
To ensure that nutrition labelling does not describe a product or present information about it which is in any way false, misleading, deceptive or insignificant in any manner.
To ensure that no nutrition claim is made without nutrition labelling.
