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EU 1169 and Food Labelling

Regulation EU 1169/2011 has approved new food labelling rules, to provide more comprehensive information about the content and composition of food products.

GS1 and its partners have worked together to ensure that GS1 standards comply with the new requirements.

The latest versions of our guidelines on the use of GS1 standards for the 1169 are available to download, as well as the provenance of primary ingredients, at the Publications section.


Related Publications

GS1 in Europe Information on How to Comply with the EU Regulation on Food Information to Consumers – V1.0
For GS1 Member Organisations interested in understanding how they can help their members get ready for the regulation
EU Regulation on Food Information to Consumers – What you need to know – V1.0
Summary of required product data on the labels of pre-packed foods according to EU regulation 1169/2011