Consultation on proposed front-of-pack (FoP) nutrition labelling, nutrient profiles, origin labelling and date marking on food labels

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* 1. Would you be in favour of a harmonised EU-wide front-of-pack (FoP) nutrition labelling scheme?

Yes

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* 2. What type of labelling scheme would be the preferred option for harmonised EU-wide FoP nutrition labelling?

Nutrient-specific labels - numerical (e.g Reference Intakes)

Nutrient-specific labels - colour-coded (e.g. Multiple Traffic Light Labelling)

Summary labels - endorsement logos (e.g. Keyhole)

Summary labels - graded indicators (e.g. Nutriscore)

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Should a FoP nutrition labelling scheme be:

Mandatory

Voluntary

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* 4. Should a harmonised FoP nutrition labelling scheme allow for exemptions for specific food categories such as single ingredient foods or those foods with protected designation of origin or geographical indications?

Yes

Please provide an explanation and list any foods to which exemptions should be considered

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* 5. Would you be in favour of establishing harmonised EU-wide nutrient profiles?

Yes

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* 6. Should harmonised nutrient profiles allow for exemptions from the application of nutrient profiles for specific food categories such as single ingredient foods, or those with protected designation of origin or geographical indications?

Yes

Please provide an explanation for your answer and list foods that should be exempt

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* 7. Do you think that harmonised nutrient profiles could serve different purposes (e.g FoP nutrition labelling, nutrition and health claims or restricting the marketing of foods)?

Yes

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* 8. Would you be in favour of introducing additional EU-wide mandatory origin labelling to other foodstuffs?

Yes

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* 9. Do you believe that additional origin labelling can help consumers make informed food choices?

Yes

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* 10. What would be the preferred geographical level(s) for proposed origin labelling?

regional (e.g naming/labelling the town, country, region)

Member State/third country

EU/Non EU

a combination of the different levels above

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* 11. Do you think that visual elements (such as flags, emblems) help consumers to better understand origin labelling and therefore should be included on the label?

Yes

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* 12. If you think that visual elements should be used on labels, should these be used alone or in combination with text to represent the origin of the food?

Used alone on labels

Used in combination with text on labels

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* 13. Which of the following labelling changes would you like to see for date marking?

No change i.e continue with both 'use-by' or 'best-before' dates with some exemptions to foods requiring a date mark.

Revise the rules of application of the 'best before' date by extending the list of foods for which a 'best before' date is not required or potentially removing it from foods with long shelf life e.g rice, pasta, coffee, tea.

Revise the rules and abolish the concept of 'best before' date, keeping only the 'food safety/health' related date (currently expressed as the 'use-by' date).

Improve the expression and presentation of date marking to express the two different types of date marking ('best before' and 'use-by') in order to better differentiate between the food safety/health and quality concepts. This could include alternative wording or graphical content or changes in format, lay-out or colour.

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