An assessment of products placed on the EU market
Unlike foods and non-alcoholic beverages, alcoholic beverages containing more than 1.2% alcohol by volume are exempt from the obligation to provide a list of ingredients and a nutrition declaration on the product label. Business operators may nonetheless provide these on a voluntary basis. In recent years, the alcoholic beverage industry has committed to different degrees of voluntary provision of information on ingredients and nutritional information. This study characterises the market landscape from the point of view of the consumer, assesses the presence and the extent to which nutritional and ingredients information (ingredient information and nutritional information/energy content only) is provided on-label, and the presence of references to off-label (online) information on alcoholic beverages across EU Member States. Its aim is to complement the sector’s self-monitoring reports with an additional snapshot of the market situation. The results will inform policy makers and support informed exchanges with stakeholders, in particular in the context of the Revision of the Food Information to Consumers Regulation.
SARASA RENEDO Ana;
MOZ CHRISTOFOLETTI Maria;
GRAMMATIKAKI Evangelia;
WOLLGAST Jan;
Sarasa Renedo, A., Moz Christofoletti, M., Grammatikaki, E. and Wollgast, J., Provision of ingredient, energy and full nutrition information on alcoholic beverages, EUR 31096 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2022, ISBN 978-92-76-53110-4, doi:10.2760/89459, JRC129446.
2022-09-09
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC129446
978-92-76-53110-4 (online),
1831-9424 (online),
EUR 31096 EN,
OP KJ-NA-31096-EN-N (online),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC129446,
10.2760/89459 (online),
