# 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), Article 36: Applicable requirements

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

1. Where food information referred to in Articles 9 and 10 is provided on a voluntary basis, such information shall comply with the requirements laid down in Sections 2 and 3 of Chapter IV.
2. Food information provided on a voluntary basis shall meet the following requirements:
(a) it shall not mislead the consumer, as referred to in Article 7;
(b) it shall not be ambiguous or confusing for the consumer; and
(c) it shall, where appropriate, be based on the relevant scientific data.
3. Regulations may be made on the application of the requirements referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article to the following voluntary food information:
(a) information on the possible and unintentional presence in food of substances or products causing allergies or intolerances;
(b) information related to suitability of a food for vegetarians or vegans;
(c) the indication of reference intakes for specific population groups in addition to the reference intakes set out in Annex XIII; and
(d ) information on the absence or reduced presence of gluten in food.
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4. In order to ensure that consumers are appropriately informed, where voluntary food information is provided by food business operators on a divergent basis which might mislead or confuse the consumer, regulations may provide for additional cases of provision of voluntary food information to the ones referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/1169/article/36 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-1169/article-36
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