Guides and Manuals on Labeling

FAO – Risk assessment of food allergens
Part 3: review and establish precautionary labelling in foods of the priority allergens meeting report
Canada – Front-of-package nutrition symbol labelling guide for industry
Version 2
Codex – General standard for the labelling of non-retail containers of foods
(CXS 346-2021)

WHO Regional Office for Europe nutrient profile model: second edition

France – The effectiveness of Nutri Nutri-Score in improving prescriptions is hampered by its voluntary application.

Assessing effectiveness of front-of-pack nutrition labels (FOPNL) for pre-packaged processed foods in India –
A study on formats, acceptability and potential use
Brazil – Packaged Food and Beverage Labeling Manual for Family Agribusinesses in Bento Gonçalves

Update of the Nutri-Score algorithm
Update report from the Scientific Committee of the Nutri-Score 2022

WHO/EURO – Use of nutrient profile models for nutrition and health policies: meeting report on the use of nutrient profile models in the WHO European Region
Chile – NUTRITIONAL FOOD LABELING MANUAL (3rd edition 2022)
Law, trade and nutrition labeling: reflections and experiences from Latin America
WHO- NUTRITION LABELLING:
POLICY BRIEF
Labeling Guide for Dietary Supplements (COFEPRIS)
ARGENTINA: Front-of-package warning labeling in Mexico
MEXICO: Front-of-package warning labeling in Mexico
MEXICO: Guidance for those responsible for products subject to modification NOM-051-SCFI/SSA1-2010
CHILE: Nutritional and Healthy Messages About Fruits and Vegetables
MEXICO: Modification Manual
NOM-051-SCFI/SSA1-2010
CANADA: Voluntary labelling and advertising of foods that are and are not products of genetic engineering
CAN/CGSB-32.315-2004
Reaffirmed May 2021
PORTUGAL: Consumer Information | Application Guide | March 2021

UK: Consumers and allergen labelling: A literature review of consumer response to allergen declarations and precautionary allergen labelling
UK: Guidance Nutrition and health claims: guidance to compliance with Regulation (EC) 1924/2006
Countries with mandatory or voluntary interpretive labels on packaged foods and drinks
UK: Guidance notes on legislation implementing
Directive 2002/46/EC on food supplements
UK: Guidance Great Britain register on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods
Types of front-of-pack nutrition label in use worldwide
USA: Nutrition L abeling L aws for Food and Supplements Timeline
MEXICO: THE ABC of the new labeling (PROFECO)
MEXICO: Front End Labeling
ARGENTINA: Front-of-line food labeling – background and current situation in Argentina
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Front-of-pack nutrition labelling schemes: a comprehensive review
UK – FSA: Food allergen labelling and information requirements Technical Guidance
Bioactive Compounds in Functional Foods and Dietary Supplements: Role in Health, Disease Prevention and Regulation in Latin America and the World
PAHO: Front-of-package labeling as a policy tool for the prevention of noncommunicable diseases in the Americas (2020)
OPS: El etiquetado frontal como instrumento de política para prevenir enfermedades no transmisibles en la Región de las Américas (Spanish)
MEXICO: Frontal warning labeling on food products
URUGUAY: Manual for the application of Decree No. 272/018 on front-of-pack food labeling
PORTUGAL: Um olhar sobre os sistemas de rotulagem alimentar Front of Pack (FOP)
USA: Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels: Questions and Answers Related to the Compliance Date, Added Sugars, and Declaration of Quantitative Amounts of Vitamins and Minerals: Guidance for Industry
ARGENTINA: Front-of-Food Nutritional Labeling
WHO: Guiding principles and framework manual for front-of-pack labelling for promoting healthy diet
SINGAPORE: Singapore Food Agency (SFA): A Guide to Food Labelling and Advertisements
EUROPEAN UNION: The european insect sector today: challenges, opportunitiesand regulatory landscape
SPAIN: University Code on Nutrition Law
EUROPEAN UNION: GUIDANCE the provision of food information to consumers Edible insect-based products
A Review of Front-of-Food Labeling and Nutrient Profiling Systems in the Framework of Public Policy Design
EUROPEAN UNION: Food Labels: Tricks of the Trade Our recipe for honest labels in the EU
BRAZIL: Preliminary Report of Regulatory Impact Analysis on Nutrition Labeling
UK: The Guide How to help shoppers understand front of pack nutrition information
UK: Food and feed law: Compendium of UK food and feed legislation with associated context and changes during
VENEZUELA: Use of Nutrition and Health Claims on Cereal-Based Foods and Cereal Derivatives: A Guide for the Food Industry
UK: Guide to creating a front of pack (FoP) nutrition labelfor pre-packed products sold through retail outlets
ISRAEL: New symbols for food labeling in Israel
SCIENTIFIC – TECHNICAL REPORT: Nutrient Profiling: Scientific aims versus actual impact on public health
CHINA: Guidelines for the labeling of health food warnings
What’s in Our Food?
A guide to introducing effective front-of-package nutrient labels
Front-of-Package (FOP) Food Labelling:
Empowering Consumers to Make Healthy Choices