In Table 1 of GB 28050-2011 National Food Safety Standard-General Standard for the Nutrition Labelling of Prepackaged Foods, the name, order, unit and rounding rules of expressing energy and other nutrients are listed. Enterprises shall properly label energy and nutrients, avoiding misleading consumers.
Here are some frequently asked questions: 


1. Does it mean that trans fatty acids cannot be detected in food with a claim of ‘Zero Trans Fatty Acid’? 

According to Table C.1 in GB 28050, when the content of trans fatty acids in food is equal to or lower than 0.3g/100g (or mL), the claim of ‘No or Not contain Trans Fatty Acids’ can be used on the package. Content of trans fatty acids lower than 0.3g/100g (or mL) will not have any impact on health and is significantly affected by detection errors, therefore, a claim of ‘Zero Trans Fatty Acid’ does not equal to ‘no trans fatty acids will be detected’.
       In addition, other legal synonyms of ‘No or Not contain’ are listed in Table C.2. When the content of trans fatty acids meets the requirement (≤0.3g/100g (or mL)), the word ‘Zero/0’, ‘Not’, ‘100% not contain’, or ‘0%’ can also be used for the claim. 

2. Does it require to label fortified nutrients in the nutrition facts of bread made from fortified flour?

Fortified flour is one of the ingredients of bread. If the bread is not fortified according to GB 14880-2012 National Food Safety Standard-Standard for the Use of Nutritional Fortification Substances in Foods, it is not mandatory to label the content of nutrients brought in by the ingredients. Enterprises can label it voluntarily.

3. Is it mandatory to claim ‘No Lactose’ when the content of lactose in dairy products is ≤ 0.5g/100g (or mL)?

According to GB 28050, ‘Low Lactose’ can be claimed when the content of lactose in dairy products is ≤ 2g/100g (or mL), ‘Low Lactose’ or ‘No Lactose’ can be claimed when the content of lactose is ≤ 0.5g/100g (or mL).

4. Can α-Linolenic acid and Linoleic acid be listed in the nutrition facts of formulated milk powder?

The nutrition facts shall be presented in tabular format and shall include the information on Table 1 of GB 28050 and other allowed fortified nutrients in GB 14880 and the announcements of National Health Commission. The nutrients that do not belong to the abovementioned scope, shall not be listed in the nutrition information. Therefore, α-Linolenic acid and Linoleic acid shall not be listed.  



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