# Commission Regulation (EC) No 450/2009 of 29 May 2009 on active and intelligent materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (Text with EEA relevance), Article 11: Additional rules on labelling

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. To allow identification by the consumer of non-edible parts, active and intelligent materials and articles or parts thereof shall be labelled, whenever they are perceived as edible, with the words ‘DO NOT EAT’.
2. The information required by paragraph 1 shall be conspicuous, clearly legible and indelible. It shall be printed in characters of a font size of at least 3 mm and comply with the requirements set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004.
3. Released active substance shall be considered as ingredients within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers, etc., and shall be subject to the provisions of that Regulation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/450/article/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-450/article-11
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