What should be included in food labels?

1. Food name

Special names must be used to indicate the true attributes of the food.

When one or several names of a certain food have been specified in national standards or industry standards, one of them should be selected.

If there is no name specified above, a common name or common name that will not misunderstand or confuse consumers must be used.

When using a "new name", "unique name", "brand name" or "trade name", any one of the names specified in Article 5.1.1 must be used at the same time.

In order to avoid consumers from misunderstanding or confusing the true attributes, physical state and preparation methods of food, corresponding words or phrases can be appended before the food name or marked after the food name.

2. Ingredient list

Except for foods with a single ingredient, the ingredient list must be indicated on the food label.

The title of the ingredient list is "Ingredients" or "Ingredients List".

The various ingredients must be arranged one by one in descending order of adding amount.

If an ingredient is a compound ingredient composed of two or more other ingredients, the name of the compound ingredient must be indicated in the ingredient list, followed by parentheses, according to the amount added. List the original ingredients one by one in descending order. When the compound ingredients have specified names in national standards or industry standards, and the amount added is less than 25% of the total food, it is not necessary to label the original ingredients, but the food additives must be labeled. Various ingredients must use specific names as specified in Article 5.1. Food additives must use the product name or category name specified in GB 2760.

When the raw materials used during processing have been changed into other ingredients (referring to fermented products, such as wine, soy sauce, vinegar, etc.), in order to indicate the essential attributes of the product, "raw materials" or "raw materials and ingredients" can be used "Replace "ingredients" and label according to the provisions of Article 5.2.1.2.

3. Solid content

The net content of the food in the container must be marked in the following manner:

For liquid food, use volume;

Solid food, use mass;

Semi-solid food, use mass or volume.

For food containing solid and liquid two-phase substances in the container, in addition to the net content, the solid content of the food must also be marked, expressed in mass or percentage.

If the same container contains several independent items of food of the same quality and similar shape, the quantity of the food must also be indicated in addition to the net content.

The names and addresses of manufacturers and distributors must indicate the names and addresses of food manufacturing, packaging, repackaging or sales units registered in accordance with the law.

Imported food must be marked with the country of origin, the name of the region and the name and address of the general distributor registered in accordance with the law in the country

4. Shelf life

The food must be marked with production date, shelf life or/and storage period.

The date is marked in the order of year, month and day.

Shelf life or shelf life can be indicated in one of the following ways:

"Best before", or "Best before" (for shelf life);

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"Best before", or "Best before" (for shelf life);

"Eat before", or "Best before" (for shelf life).

"Shelf life is up to";

"Shelf life is up to";

"Shelf life is months". "Shelf life months". If the shelf life or storage period of the food is related to the storage conditions, the storage method of the food must be indicated