which fats/oils are the kernel oil, peanut oil or cocoa predominant ingredient (i.e. the butter, the collective name Specific provisions concerning the indication of ingredients by combined weight equals or oil’ or ‘vegetable ‘vegetable descending of weight exceeds the weight of the most fat’. Ingredients constituting less than predominant ingredient that is 2 % of the finished product may not a fat or oil), the listing of Sugar be listed in a different order after the names in brackets shall be Permitted class/collective names: the other ingredients. in descending order of sugar, liquid sugar, invert predominance sugar or liquid invert sugar, Ingredients, are similar or In all foods in which a blend is singly or in combination, the mutually substitutable, likely to be used, the listing in brackets collective name ‘sugar’ used in the manufacture or need not be in descending or glucose-fructose, singly preparation of a food without order if because of varying or in combination the collective altering its composition, its nature mixtures used, the name ‘sugar/glucose-fructose’ or its perceived value, and in so manufacturer is unable to far as they constitute less than 2 adhere to a constant pattern of Variation in ingredients % of the finished product. May be fats/oils in the product When ingredients are omitted or referred to in the list of ingredients fat/oil ingredients not present substituted in a 12 month period: by means of the statement in a product may be listed if All of the ingredients that may and/or where at they may sometimes be used. be used throughout the 12 ‘contains … …’ least one of no more than two They shall be identified by months must be listed ingredients is present in the words indicating they may not it must be clearly stated that finished product. be present (e.g. the ingredient may not be ‘or’, ‘and/or’, one or more of the present or may be substituted ‘contains following’). the ingredients that may be No fat/oil shall be listed unless omitted or substituted may be actually present if they grouped in the same class of constitute the predominant foods that are normally used ingredient. and within the group, and the foods within the group must be Sugar listed in descending order of For the purposes of ingredient proportion in which they will labelling shall refer to ‘sugar’
Specific provisions concerning the indication of ingredients by descending of weight Ingredients constituting less than 2 % of the finished product may be listed in a different order after the other ingredients. Ingredients, are similar or mutually substitutable, likely to be used in the manufacture or preparation of a food without altering its composition, its nature or its perceived value, and in so far as they constitute less than 2 % of the finished product. May be referred to in the list of ingredients by means of the statement ‘contains … and/or …’ where at least one of no more than two ingredients is present in the finished product. which fats/oils are the predominant ingredient (i.e. the combined weight equals or exceeds the weight of the most predominant ingredient that is not a fat or oil), the listing of the names in brackets shall be in descending order of predominance In all foods in which a blend is used, the listing in brackets need not be in descending order if because of varying mixtures used, the manufacturer is unable to adhere to a constant pattern of fats/oils in the product fat/oil ingredients not present in a product may be listed if they may sometimes be used. They shall be identified by words indicating they may not be present (e.g. ‘or’, ‘and/or’, ‘contains one or more of the following’). No fat/oil shall be listed unless actually present if they constitute the predominant ingredient. Sugar For the purposes of ingredient labelling ‘sugar’ shall refer to kernel oil, peanut oil or cocoa butter, the collective name ‘vegetable oil’ or ‘vegetable fat’. Sugar Permitted class/collective names: sugar, liquid sugar, invert sugar or liquid invert sugar, singly or in combination, the collective name ‘sugar’ or glucose-fructose, singly or in combination the collective name ‘sugar/glucose-fructose’ Variation in ingredients When ingredients are omitted or substituted in a 12 month period: All of the ingredients that may be used throughout the 12 months must be listed it must be clearly stated that the ingredient may not be present or may be substituted the ingredients that may be omitted or substituted may be grouped in the same class of foods that are normally used and within the group, and the foods within the group must be listed in descending order of proportion in which they will