Product analysis and nutritional value

Legally compliant labelling and analysis of your products

In Switzerland, foodstuffs must be labelled in accordance with the Foodstuffs Information Ordinance (FoodIO).

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Head of Order Management Food & Feed Services

Sascha Theobald

DOCTOR OF NATURAL SCIENCES (DR. RER. NAT.) GRADUATE FOOD CHEMIST

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Pourquoi mentionner volontairement les valeurs nutritionnelles ?

L'étiquetage des denrées alimentaires est de plus en plus déterminant dans la décision d'achat des consommateurs. Avec pour explication une sensibilisation toujours plus grande aux composants et ratios ayant une influence sur la santé et le souhait de choisir des aliments en fonction de ses besoins.

Le règlement de l'UE 1169/2011 prévoit de rendre obligatoires les « Big 7 » dans les informations nutritionnelles à partir du 12.12.2016. A compter du 13.12.2014, les déclarations volontaires devront déjà être effectuées conformément à l'ordonnance (UE) 1169/2011. La législation suisse fixera des obligations similaires lors de sa prochaine révision pour la transposer dans son droit national. Il est, à cet égard, également nécessaire de veiller à la modification de l'ordre d'affichage des valeurs nutritionnelles ainsi qu'à la bonne indication du taux de sel à la place de celui du sodium.

C'est pourquoi l'industrie agro-alimentaire commence actuellement à mettre en place le contrôle et la déclaration des valeurs nutritionnelles correspondants pour leurs produits

Labelling of foodstuffs

Who is responsible for the information on foodstuffs?

The manufacturer and the distributor are responsible for the correctness of the nutritional value information. The information must be truthful and must not be intended to deceive. (Ordinance on Foodstuffs and Consumer Products, Lebensmittel- und Gebrauchsgegenständeverordnung). Nowadays, it is common practice to indicate the nutritional value analyses corresponding to EU Regulation 1169/2011, to offer the consumer the maximum amount of information and transparency. Goods that are intended for export in the EU are also subject to the corresponding obligation for labelling.

Important information about nutritional values

In Switzerland, information is generally made available on the energy value, the amount of fats (unsaturated, polyunsaturated and saturated fats), carbohydrates, dietary fibre (fibres), sugar, proteins and sodium. Vitamins, minerals and other essential or physiologically useful substances are considered to be nutrients in terms of nutritional labelling for foodstuffs.

Which products already require a declaration of nutritional values?

When a manufacturer indicates that the product has particular nutritional value properties on the packaging or in advertisements, or makes a health claim for the health value of the product in relation to its nutritional values, then the corresponding regulations on labelling must be complied with. In Switzerland, the Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Department of Home Affairs (EDI) from the 23rd of November 2005 applies to special foodstuffs.