There is new entry into force of The Food Labelling (Nutrition Information) (England) Regulations 2009. These Regulations amend the Food Labelling Regulations 1996 by updating the recommended daily allowances for vitamins and minerals by introducing a definition of fibre and by introducing new energy conversion factors for fibre and erythitol. The
Regulation enters into force and applies from 30 October 2009. Trade in products that do not comply with the new rules will be prohibited from 31 October 2012.
The key changes within the Regulations are detailed below.
Vitamins and minerals and their recommended daily allowances
The Regulations amend the list of the vitamins and minerals that may be declared as part of nutrition labelling and specifies their recommended daily allowances (RDAs) as follows:
| Vitamin/mineral | Recommended Daily Allowance |
| Vitamin A | 800 μg |
| Vitamin D | 5 μg |
| Vitamin E | 12 mg |
| Vitamin K | 75 μg |
| Vitamin C | 80 mg |
| Thiamin | 1.1 mg |
| Riboflavin | 1.4 mg |
| Niacin | 16 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 1.4 mg |
| Folic acid | 200 μg |
| Vitamin B12 | 2.5 μg |
| Biotin | 50 μg |
| Pantothenic acid | 6 mg |
| Potassium | 2000 mg |
| Chloride | 800 mg |
| Calcium | 800 mg |
| Phosphorus | 700 mg |
| Magnesium | 375 mg |
| Iron | 14 mg |
| Zinc | 10 mg |
| Copper | 1 mg |
| Manganese | 2 mg |
| Fluoride | 3.5 mg |
| Selenium | 55 μg |
| Chromium | 40 μg |
| Molybdenum | 50 μg |
| Iodine | 150 μg |
Source: FSA
Fibre
The definition of ‘fibre’ that has been introduced states:
‘fibre’ means carbohydrate polymers with three or more monomeric units, which are neither digested nor absorbed in the human small intestine and belong to the following categories:
– edible carbohydrate polymers naturally occurring in the food as consumed;
– edible carbohydrate polymers which have been obtained from food raw material by physical, enzymatic or chemical means and which have a beneficial physiological effect demonstrated by generally accepted scientific evidence;
– edible synthetic carbohydrate polymers which have a beneficial physiological effect demonstrated by generally accepted scientific evidence.
Energy conversion factors
The Regulations introduce energy conversion factors for fibre (2 kcal/g (8 kJ/g) and erythritol (0 kcal/g (0 kJ/g).
Source: http://www.food.gov.uk/multimedia/pdfs/ipletterlabellingnutrition.pdf
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