Basic requirements:

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

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

3. It should be easy to understand and have scientific basis. It should not indicate feudal superstition, pornography, derogatory content of other foods or contrary to common sense of nutritional science.

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.

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.

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.

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

8. Standard Chinese characters (except trademarks) should be used. Various artistic characters with decorative functions should be written correctly and easy to identify. Pinyin or ethnic minority characters can be used at the same time. Pinyin should not be larger than the corresponding Chinese characters.

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 characters must not be larger than the corresponding Chinese characters (except for trademarks).

"Food Labeling Management Regulations"

Article 20 Food labels shall not be separated from the food or its packaging.

Article 21 Food labels should be directly marked on the food in the smallest sales unit or on its packaging.

Article 22 If the packaging of a sales unit contains different varieties and multiple independently packaged foods, the label of each individually packaged food shall be marked in accordance with these regulations.

Extended information

Due to unclear information on food packaging, allergic reactions may occur after consumption. There are some "allergens" in food that consumers are not aware of, causing consumers to make mistakes without knowing it. For a small number of consumers, allergies may cause fatal problems. Therefore, according to the "Prevention" implemented in 2012 "General Principles for Labeling of Packaged Foods" requires that "allergens" must be marked on food packaging.

A system for labeling allergens must begin to be enforced. The "General Principles for the Labeling of Prepackaged Foods" lists eight categories of products that may cause allergies, such as gluten-containing cereals and their products such as wheat and rye. , barley, etc., as well as crustaceans and their products such as shrimp, lobster, crab, fish and their products, eggs and their products, peanuts and their products, soybeans and their products,

Milk and its dairy products include lactose, nuts and nut products. Among allergenic substances, it is clearly stated that if the above-mentioned foods or products may be introduced during processing, easily identifiable names should be used in the ingredient list, or important reminders should be placed nearby

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