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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-1169/annex-III",
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  "legislation": "eur/2011/1169",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004 (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-1169",
  "path": "annex/III",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "III",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "FOODS FOR WHICH THE LABELLING MUST INCLUDE ONE OR MORE ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS\nThe level shall apply to the products as proposed ready for consumption or as reconstituted according to the instructions of the manufacturers.\nTYPE OR CATEGORY OF FOOD\nPARTICULARS\n1. Foods packaged in certain gases\n1.1.\nFoods whose durability has been extended by means of packaging gases authorised pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008.\n‘packaged in a protective atmosphere’.\n2. Foods containing sweeteners\n2.1.\nFoods containing a sweetener or sweeteners authorised pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008.\n‘with sweetener(s)’ this statement shall accompany the name of the food.\n2.2.\nFoods containing both an added sugar or sugars and a sweetener or sweeteners authorised pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008.\n‘with sugar(s) and sweetener(s)’ this statement shall accompany the name of the food.\n2.3.\nFoods containing aspartame/aspartame-acesulfame salt authorised pursuant to Regulation EC) No 1333/2008.\n‘contains aspartame (a source of phenylalanine)’ shall appear on the label in cases where aspartame/aspartame-acesulfame salt is designated in the list of ingredients only by reference to the E number.\n‘contains a source of phenylalanine’ shall appear on the label in cases where aspartame/aspartame-acesulfame salt is designated in the list of ingredients by its specific name.\n2.4.\nFoods containing more than 10 % added polyols authorised pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008.\n‘excessive consumption may produce laxative effects’.\n3. Foods containing glycyrrhizinic acid or its ammonium salt\n3.1.\nConfectionery or beverages containing glycyrrhizinic acid or its ammonium salt due to the addition of the substance(s) as such or the liquorice plant Glycyrrhiza glabra, at concentration of 100 mg/kg or 10 mg/l or above.\n‘contains liquorice’ shall be added immediately after the list of ingredients, unless the term ‘liquorice’ is already included in the list of ingredients or in the name of the food. In the absence of a list of ingredients, the statement shall accompany the name of the food.\n3.2.\nConfectionary containing glycyrrhizinic acid or its ammonium salt due to the addition of the substance(s) as such or the liquorice plant Glycyrrhiza glabra at concentrations of 4 g/kg or above.\n‘contains liquorice – people suffering from hypertension should avoid excessive consumption’ shall be added immediately after the list of ingredients. In the absence of a list of ingredients, the statement shall accompany the name of the food.\n3.3.\nBeverages containing glycyrrhizinic acid or its ammonium salt due to the addition of the substance(s) as such or the liquorice plant Glycyrrhiza glabra at concentrations of 50 mg/l or above, or of 300 mg/l or above in the case of beverages containing more than 1,2 % by volume of alcohol.\n‘contains liquorice – people suffering from hypertension should avoid excessive consumption’ shall be added immediately after the list of ingredients. In the absence of a list of ingredients, the statement shall accompany the name of the food.\n4. Beverages with high caffeine content or foods with added caffeine\n4.1.\nBeverages, with the exception of those based on coffee, tea or coffee or tea extract where the name of the food includes the term ‘coffee’ or ‘tea’, which:\nare intended for consumption without modification and contain caffeine, from whatever source, in a proportion in excess of 150 mg/l, or,\nare in concentrated or dried form and after reconstitution contain caffeine, from whatever source, in a proportion in excess of 150 mg/l,\n‘High caffeine content. Not recommended for children or pregnant or breast-feeding women’ in the same field of vision as the name of the beverage, followed by a reference in brackets and in accordance with Article 13(1) of this Regulation to the caffeine content expressed in mg per 100 ml.\n4.2.\nFoods other than beverages, where caffeine is added with a physiological purpose.\n‘Contains caffeine. Not recommended for children or pregnant women’ in the same field of vision as the name of the food, followed by a reference in brackets and in accordance with Article 13(1) of this Regulation to the caffeine content expressed in mg per 100 g/ml. In the case of food supplements, the caffeine content shall be expressed per portion as recommended for daily consumption on the labelling.\n5. Foods with added phytosterols, phytosterol esters, phytostanols or phytostanol esters\n5.1.\nFoods or food ingredients with added phytosterols, phytosterol esters, phytostanols or phytostanol esters.\n(1)\n‘with added plant sterols’ or ‘with added plant stanols’ in the same field of vision as the name of the food;\n(2)\nthe amount of added phytosterols, phytosterol esters, phytostanols or phytostanol esters content (expressed in % or as g of free plant sterols/plant stanols per 100 g or 100 ml of the food) shall be stated in the list of ingredients;\n(3)\na statement that the product is not intended for people who do not need to control their blood cholesterol level;\n(4)\na statement that patients on cholesterol lowering medication should only consume the product under medical supervision;\n(5)\nan easily visible statement that the food may not be nutritionally appropriate for pregnant or breastfeeding women and children under the age of 5 years;\n(6)\nadvice that the food is to be used as part of a balanced and varied diet, including regular consumption of fruit and vegetables to help maintain carotenoid levels;\n(7)\nin the same field of vision as the statement required under point (3) above, a statement that the consumption of more than 3 g/day of added plant sterols/plant stanols should be avoided;\n(8)\na definition of a portion of the food or food ingredient concerned (preferably in g or ml) with the amount of the plant sterol/plant stanol that each portion contains.\n6. Frozen meat, frozen meat preparations and frozen unprocessed fishery products\n6.1.\nFrozen meat, frozen meat preparations and frozen unprocessed fishery products.\nthe date of freezing or the date of first freezing in cases where the product has been frozen more than once, in accordance with point (3) of Annex X.",
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      "text": "Substituted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 78/2014 of 22 November 2013 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers, as regards certain cereals causing allergies or intolerances and foods with added phytosterols, phytosterol esters, phytostanols or phytostanol esters."
    },
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The level shall apply to the products as proposed ready for consumption or as reconstituted according to the instructions of the manufacturers."
    }
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