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Food industry
How to correctly read a label
Informational text - What we are looking for:
- EXPIRATION date that is both visible and clearly marked. The
EXPIRATION is mandatory and will contain the day, month, year, in an
unencoded chronological form, intelligible/
comprehensible / easy to be understood by
buyers.
- Special storage and storage conditions.
- How to use (for products that require).
- List of ingredients
These will be found in descending order of the
percentage in which they are found in the
product.
E.g.: In the case of a pate, if the first ingredient
in the list is pork rind or bacon, it should be avoided.
- Table of energy and nutritional value
Present nutrients and their percentage (%) per portion / serving size or per
100g. Some products may also have a percentage /% for daily values.
- Name of manufacturer and distributor. These are important for product
source tracking / traceability.
- Net quantity
- Product name
People suffering from various allergies or intolerances can find on the
label registered at the end of the list of allergen ingredients noted as - traces of-
= These substances are not present in the product but may be present in the
section where they are produced/processed or may intersect on the
technological flow with the product. Substances with allergic potential are
noted in the ingredients list in bold:

To remember:
The fewer ingredients listed, the less processed the product is.
We try to buy products whose ingredients name we know.
We shop with a shopping list, take the time to read the labels and pay
attention to what we buy.