council direct septemb nutrit label foodstuff eec council european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard propos commiss cooper european parliament regard opinion econom social committe import measur adopt view progress establish intern market decemb intern market area intern frontier freedom movement ensur good person servic capit grow public interest relationship diet health choic diet suit individu council repres govern member state meet council resolut juli european programm cancer consid improv nutrit prioriti knowledg basic principl nutrit nutrit label foodstuff contribut significantli enabl consum make choic provis nutrit label assist action area nutrit educ public benefit consum hand avoid technic barrier trade nutrit label present standard form appli commun foodstuff bear nutrit label conform rule laid direct form nutrit label prohibit foodstuff bear nutrit label circul freeli appeal averag consum serv purpos introduc current low level knowledg subject nutrit inform provid simpl easili understood applic direct length time enabl valuabl experi subject gain consum reaction nutrit inform present evalu enabl commiss review rule propos amend order encourag interest parti small medium size undertak provid nutrit label product measur make inform complet balanc introduc gradual rule laid direct account codex altimentariu guidelin nutrit label gener label provis definit contain council direct eec decemb approxim law member state relat label present advertis foodstuff sale ultim consum amend direct eec direct confin provis pertain nutrit label adopt direct articl direct concern nutrit label foodstuff deliv ultim consum appli foodstuff intend suppli restaur hospit canteen similar mass cater hereinaft refer mass cater direct appli natur miner water water intend human consumpt diet integr food supplement direct appli prejudic label provis council direct eec approxim law member state relat foodstuff intend nutrit specif direct refer articl direct purpos direct nutrit label mean inform appear label relat energi ii nutrient protein carbohydr fat fibr sodium vitamin miner list annex present signific amount defin annex list vitamin miner recommend daili allow adopt accord procedur laid articl nutrit claim mean represent advertis messag state suggest impli foodstuff nutrit properti due energi calorif reduc increas rate provid due nutrient reduc increas proport refer qualiti quantiti nutrient constitut nutrit claim requir legisl accord procedur laid articl decid case condit point satisfi protein mean protein content calcul formula protein total kjeldahl nitrogen carbohydr mean carbohydr metabol man includ polyol sugar mean monosaccharid disaccharid present food exclud polyol fat mean total lipid includ phospholipid satur mean fatti acid doubl bond mono unsatur mean fatti acid ci doubl bond polyunsatur mean fatti acid ci ci methylen interrupt doubl bond fibr mean materi defin accord procedur laid articl measur method analysi determin accord procedur averag mean repres amount nutrient food reflect allow season variabl pattern consumpt factor actual vari articl subject paragraph nutrit label option nutrit claim appear label present advertis exclus gener advertis nutrit label compulsori articl nutrit claim permit relat energi nutrient list articl ii substanc belong compon categori nutrient provis restrict prohibit nutrit claim mean articl adopt procedur laid articl articl nutrit label provid inform consist group group order group energi amount protein carbohydr fat group energi amount protein carbohydr sugar fat satur fibr sodium nutrit claim made sugar satur fibr sodium inform consist group nutrit label includ amount starch polyol mono unsatur polyunsatur cholesterol miner vitamin list annex present signific amount defin annex declar substanc belong compon categori nutrient refer paragraph compulsori nutrit claim made addit amount polyunsatur mono unsatur cholesterol rate amount satur declar constitut case nutrit claim mean paragraph articl energi declar calcul convers factor carbohydr polyol kcal kj polyol kcal kj protein kcal kj fat kcal kj alcohol ethanol kcal kj organ acid kcal kj provis point adopt accord procedur laid articl amend convers factor mention paragraph addit list paragraph substanc belong compon categori nutrient refer paragraph convers factor order calcul precis energi foodstuff articl declar energi proport nutrient compon numer unit energi kj kcal protein carbohydr fat gram fibr sodium cholesterol milligram mg vitamin miner unit annex inform express ml addit inform serv quantifi label portion provid number portion contain packag state accord procedur laid articl decid inform paragraph graphic form format determin amount mention food sold inform relat foodstuff prepar provid suffici detail prepar instruct inform relat food prepar consumpt inform vitamin miner express percentag recommend daili allow rda annex amount paragraph percentag recommend daili allow rda vitamin miner graphic form rule implement subparagraph adopt accord procedur laid articl sugar polyol starch declar declar immedi follow declar carbohydr content manner carbohydr sugar polyol starch amount type fatti acid cholesterol rate declar declar immedi follow declar total fat manner fat satur mono unsatur polyunsatur cholesterol mg declar valu individu case averag valu base manufactur analysi food calcul actual averag valu ingredi calcul gener establish accept data rule implement paragraph regard differ declar valu establish offici check decid accord procedur laid articl articl inform cover direct present place tabular form number align space permit space permit inform present linear form print legibl indel charact conspicu place member state ensur inform cover direct appear languag easili understood purchas measur ensur purchas inform provis prevent inform languag member state refrain lai requir detail contain direct nutrit label articl case prepackag foodstuff put sale ultim consum mass cater foodstuff pack point sale request purchas prepackag view sale extent inform refer articl manner commun determin nation provis eventu adopt commun measur accord procedur laid articl articl measur effect public health adopt consult scientif committe food set decis eec articl procedur laid articl matter refer stand committe foodstuff set decis eec hereinaft refer committe chairman initi request repres member state repres commiss submit committe draft measur committe deliv opinion draft time limit chairman lai urgenc matter opinion deliv major laid articl treati case decis council requir adopt propos commiss vote repres member state committe weight manner set articl chairman vote commiss adopt measur envisag accord opinion committe measur envisag accord opinion committe opinion deliv commiss delai submit council propos relat measur council act qualifi major expiri period month date referr council council act propos measur adopt commiss articl member state measur compli direct forthwith inform commiss thereof measur appli permit trade product compli direct april prohibit trade product compli direct effect octob year notif direct declar nutrit label voluntari basi nutrit claim nutrient sugar satur fibr sodium trigger oblig set articl declar nutrient commiss year notif direct submit european parliament council report applic direct time submit council propos amend articl direct address member state brussel septemb council presid saccomandi oj oj oj oj oj oj oj oj oj oj annex vitamin miner declar recommend daili allow rda vitamin µg vitamin µg vitamin mg vitamin mg thiamin mg riboflavin mg niacin mg vitamin mg folacin µg vitamin µg biotin mg pantothen acid mg calcium mg phosphoru mg iron mg magnesium mg zinc mg iodin µg rule recommend allow th annex suppli ml packag packag singl portion consider decid constitut signific amount