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Ingredient labelling
When a statement of ingredients appears on the label, all the ingredients must be listed and they must be listed in descending order of their relative amounts. This is useful for giving an indication of the ingredient present in the greatest quantity.
Water, however, may be declared last by the words 'water added: irrespective of its proportion. Not all foods are required to have their ingredients listed. For example, when certain foods such as margarine, chocolate or bacon are used as ingredients in other foods, the ingredients of the ingredients will generally not be listed on the label.
In addition, some foods, such as some alcoholic beverages and cheeses, are exempt from listing their ingredients. The labelling requirements of foods containing food additives are explained in the next section.
See also:
What do the different forms of date-marking mean?
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| - | Food Law | ||
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| - | Labelling and the law | ||
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Ingredent labelling | ||
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| - | Nutrition labelling | ||
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| - | Date-marking of food | ||
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| - | What do the different forms of date-marking mean? | ||
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| - | Special purpose foods | ||
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| 22: | Infomation on a food label | ||
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| 23: | Low-joule foods (low energy) | ||
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| 24: | Carbohydrate- modified foods | ||
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| 25: | Foods containing no added sugar | ||
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