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The EU Label format is now available in Genesis Foods. You can create an EU label by selecting European Union from the Authority menu.

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BASIC LAYOUT

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EU Label Portion Options Menu

LABEL PORTION OPTIONS

Show Per Portion Column

When that is checked, you must also enter the Portion Size Heading and Portions per container Text. If those options are not populated, the text field is outlined in red and you will not be able to continue.

Show Per Consumption Unit Column

When that is checked, you must also enter the Consumption Unit Heading and the Consumption Units Per Container Text. If those options are not populated, the text field is outlined in red and you will not be able to continue.

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%REFERENCE INTAKE OPTIONS

These options control how the %RI is displayed on the label.

What best describes this product?

These options are used to correctly display the vitamins and minerals on the Label.

The default option is Food other than beverage. When this option is checked, vitamins and minerals will be displayed on the label when the %NRV is >= 15% NRV per 100 g/ml

If Beverage is selected, the vitamins and minerals will be displayed on the label when the %NRV is >= 7% NRV per 100 g/ml

If Single portion package checked vitamins and minerals will be displayed on the label when the %NRV is >= 15% NRV per portion

Label Options

Checking one or more of the %RI options will display those %RI values on the Label.

  • Show %RI per 100 gm/ml

  • Show %RI per Portion

  • Show %RI per consumption Unit

%RI column value formatting

Right-aligned vs. Left-aligned dictates column alignment

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EU Label: Display Options Menu

Genesis Foods allows for a variety of display options for EU labels.

LABEL FORMATTING

Decimal Separator

You can choose comma or period

Display nutrient data per 100 g or 100 ml

The ml can be selected for beverages or other liquids only if a volume conversion has been entered

Show “Of Which” on a separate line

When this option is chosen the “of which” statement will appear on a separate line, after Fat and after Carbohydrate.

Show “Typical values” in heading

When this option is chosen, ‘Typical values’ is shown left-justified in the heading that shows the amounts.

FOOTNOTE

Show contains negligible amounts statement

When this option is chosen any mandatory nutrients (or voluntary nutrients that are selected for label display) that appear in insignificant amounts will be removed from the panel (if present) and placed in a statement at the bottom of the panel.

Show Salt statement

When this option is chosen the following statement will appear at the bottom of the panel:
Salt content is exclusively due to the presence of naturally occurring sodium

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EU Label: Mandatory Nutrient Options

FAT, SATURATES, CARBOHYDRATE, SUGARS, PROTEIN, SALT

Users creating EU labels can choose how mandatory nutrients should be displayed on the Label if they are present in insignificant amounts, like salt shown below.

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ENERGY

The Energy amount can be calculated in one of three ways:

  • Unrounded: Unrounded nutrient values are used in the Energy calculation.

  • Rounded: Rounded nutrient values are used in the Energy calculation.

  • Aggregate: Energy values will be calculated by adding the energy values in all the foods associated with the label and using that as the energy value for the label.

EU Label: Ingredient/Allergen Statement Options

ALLERGENS DISPLAY

In the EU, allergens are wrapped into the ingredient statement. In the cases where an ingredient is also an allergen, it can be displayed either alone and bolded or after then ingredient.

Like so: Whipped Cream (cream, sugar, salt) (Milk), Walnuts (Walnuts)

A checkbox in the Ingredient Statement editor controls this.

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