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FDF guidance for businesses on food labelling.

FDF Guidance on Date Marking (Use By & Best Before)

This FDF guidance explains the differences between the two types of date marks: ‘Use by …’ for food safety and ‘Best before …’ for food quality. It also signposts to relevant UK resources on date mark labelling and food waste.

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FDF Guidance on Comparative Nutrition Claims

This FDF guidance provides detailed best practice regulatory advice on the requirements and appropriate wording for comparative nutrition claims to be used in the labelling and advertising of food and drink products.

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FDF Guidance on Pictorial Representation

This FDF guidance provides food businesses with advice on what to consider when declaring a pictorial representation of a food ingredient on the label of a pre-packed product

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FDF regulatory committee

Food Law and Labelling Committee

The Food Law and Labelling Committee (FLL) covers food labelling and consumer information (e.g. origin declarations & nutrition information), nutrition and health claims, compositional standards and food law enforcement relevant to UK food and drink manufacturers.

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FDF developed resources and toolkits for businesses on food labelling.

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Food Labelling

The FDF Food Labelling Toolkit provides members with an overview of relevant legislation and resources on food information to consumers. It signposts to key guidance on the various areas of labelling policy, from origin to nutrition and supporting information on enforcement.

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Regulatory Toolkit

The FDF Regulatory Toolkit provides members with a comparative overview of food law at GB and EU level now the UK is no longer part of the EU. It hosts several FDF Regulatory Trackers which capture policy developments and areas of regulatory divergence between GB & EU/NI legislation.

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Nutrition & Health Claims

The FDF Nutrition and Health Claims Toolkit provides members with an overview of relevant legislation and resources on both nutrition claims and health claims. It signposts to the official resources to check if claims have been authorised and key guidance to support substantiation and labelling.

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Origin Labelling

The FDF Origin Labelling Toolkit provides members with an overview of relevant legislation and resources on country of origin labelling. It signposts to key information on mandatory origin labelling rules for specific foodstuff and the interpretation of primary ingredient origin labelling requirements.

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Incident Prevention & Management

The FDF Incident Prevention and Management Toolkit signposts to key resources, best practice and intelligence to support members in ensuring they remain alert to potential food safety incidents and food fraud issues and respond swiftly to emerging risks to protect their businesses and consumers.

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Codex Alimentarius

The FDF Codex Alimentarius Toolkit provides members with an overview of how Codex operates as the international food standards body. It covers how Codex's global standards and guidelines are developed and support international trade and the opportunities different stakeholders have to input in to this process.

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