Legal analysis: This standard applies to prepackaged food labels provided directly to consumers and prepackaged food labels indirectly provided to consumers.

This standard does not apply to food storage and transportation packaging labels that provide protection for prepackaged foods during storage and transportation, as well as the labeling of bulk foods and ready-to-sell foods.

Legal basis: "GB 7718-2011" Article 3 Basic Requirements

3.1 It should comply with the provisions of laws and regulations, and comply with the provisions of corresponding food safety standards.

3.2 It should be clear, eye-catching and durable, and should be easy for consumers to identify and read when purchasing.

3.3 It should be easy to understand and have scientific basis. It should not indicate feudal superstition, pornography, derogatory content of other foods, or content that goes against the common sense of nutritional science.

3.4 Food should be true and accurate, and food should not be introduced in false, exaggerated, misleading or deceptive words or graphics, nor should font size or color differences be used to mislead consumers.

3.5 Consumers should not be misled, directly or through suggestive language, graphics, and symbols, into confusing the purchased food or a certain property of the food with another product.

3.6 Contents that have the effect of preventing or treating diseases should not be labeled or implied, and non-health food must not express or imply that it has health-care effects.

3.7 It should not be separated from the food or its packaging (container).

3.8 Standard Chinese characters (except trademarks) should be used. Various artistic calligraphy with decorative functions should be written correctly and easy to identify.

3.8.1 Pinyin or ethnic minority characters can be used at the same time, and pinyin must not be larger than the corresponding Chinese characters.

3.8.2 Foreign languages ??can be used at the same time, but they should have a corresponding relationship with Chinese (except for trademarks, manufacturers and addresses of imported food, and names and addresses and website addresses of foreign distributors). All foreign words must not be larger than the corresponding Chinese characters (except for trademarks).

3.9 When the maximum surface area of ??prepackaged food packaging or packaging containers is greater than 35cm2 (see Appendix A for the calculation method of the maximum surface area), the height of the text, symbols and numbers of the mandatory label content shall not be less than 1.8mm.

3.10 If the packaging of a sales unit contains different varieties and multiple independently packaged foods that can be sold separately, the label of each individually packaged food should be marked separately.

3.11 If the outer packaging is easy to open and identify or all or part of the mandatory labeling contents on the inner packaging (container) can be clearly identified through the outer packaging, the corresponding markings on the outer packaging are not required to be repeated. content; otherwise, all mandatory labeling contents should be marked on the outer packaging as required.