Q60. Can the nutritional information of different specifications and different production batches of same product be different?

Answer: Yes, but there should be a calculation basis for the Nutrition Fact.

Q61. Can the "Chinese Food Composition Table" compiled by the Nutrition and Food Safety Institute of the Chinese Disease Control and Prevention Center be used as the legal basis for calculation of nutrition labels?

Answer: Clause 3.4 of this standard stipulates that "the nutritional content of food should be indicated with specific values, which can be obtained through raw material calculation or product testing". According to clause 50 of standard Q&A (revised edition), the applicable food composition database includes the "Chinese Food Composition Table" Books 1 and 2

Q62. This standard allows the labeling of nutrients for each serving, how should the “serving” be labeled? Are there any rules for labeling locations?

Answer: "Serving" is set by the company according to product characteristics or recommended quantities. Each package, bag, bottle, etc. can be used as one serving, and one package can be divided into multiple servings. When labeling servings, the specific content (grams, milliliters) of each serving should be indicated. The standard does not clearly stipulate the specific labeling location and labeling method of the quantity of each food. Enterprises can choose locations according to the characteristics of the product packaging to ensure that consumers understand it correctly. It is recommended to label them in the vicinity of the nutrition label.

Q63. When the maximum fortification amount of magnesium specified in GB 14880-2012 "National Food Safety Standard the Use of Food Nutrition Fortifier" does not exceed the "0" value of magnesium specified in GB 28050-2011 "National Food Safety Standard General Rules for Nutrition Labeling of Prepackaged Foods", does the labeling of the fortification amount of magnesium in the label of magnesium-fortified beverage products or the labeling of "0" in the nutrition fact conform to the authenticity of the label?

Answer: The use of nutrition fortifiers in food should comply with the provisions of GB 14880-2012, and the labeling of corresponding food products should comply with GB 7718-2011 and GB 28050-2011, which stipulate that labeling should be true and accurate, and should not mislead consumers.

For beverage products (excluding packaged drinking water and solid beverages) that have been fortified with magnesium in accordance with GB14880-2012. Because the maximum fortification of magnesium specified in GB14880-2012 does not exceed the “0” value specified in GB28050-2011, in order to avoid the misunderstanding of consumers caused by the above special circumstances and protect consumers’ right to know, the label of products can indicate the amount of fortified magnesium or “0” in the nutritional fact, which are both consistent with the authenticity of the label the rules.

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