Food Labelling cont’d

• Ingredients must be listed in descending order (by weight)
• For most packaged foods, country of origin must be included on the label
• GM foods, ingredients or additives must be labelled with the words ‘genetically modified’. GM foods are defined as those that contain novel DNA or proteins
• Food additives must be listed by their functional name (e.g. flavour enhancer) and their chemical name or number (e.g. 621)

     If a food claims to be low in fat or salt, it must follow certain criteria:

• Low fat foods = 3 g or less fat per 100 g
• Reduced fat foods = 25% less fat than the regular product and at least 3 g or less fat per 100
• Low salt foods = 120 mg or less salt per 100 g