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Food Supplement (2002/46/EC): EU nutrition label

Food Supplement (2002/46/EC), the EU nutrition label under Directive 2002/46/EC; Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 Annex XIII. Generate a compliant label free.

Reviewed against Directive 2002/46/EC; Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 Annex XIII · Page updated August 16, 2026

Jurisdiction
European Union (packaged food sold at retail)
Regulation
Directive 2002/46/EC; Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 Annex XIII
Effective
12 July 2002
Official source
eur-lex.europa.eu
Generate the EU labelEU 1169/2011 guide

Nutrition labelling requirements in the EU

Packaged food sold in the EU must carry a nutrition declaration under Directive 2002/46/EC; Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 Annex XIII. This page covers the EU - Food Supplement (2002/46/EC) format: Per daily dose with % NRV - Directive 2002/46/EC, Reg. 1169/2011 Annex XIII. A supplement panel lists whatever the product contains rather than a fixed set, but 27 nutrients have a published reference intake, values are declared per daily dose and alongside a % NRV* column. The panel carries the footnote "* NRV = Nutrient Reference Value (Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011).". The panel is headed "Food Supplement". NFL builds a print-ready EU nutrition label from your recipe, applying the rounding rules and reference intakes for the EU automatically, and exports it as PDF, PNG, SVG, JPG or EPS.

Official regulation

Citation
Directive 2002/46/EC; Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 Annex XIII
Effective
12 July 2002
Scope
European Union (packaged food sold at retail)
Source

Key facts

Panel heading
Food Supplement
Reference values defined
27 nutrients with a published reference intake
Column caption
Per daily dose
Percentage column
% NRV*
Required footnote
* NRV = Nutrient Reference Value (Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011).

How NFL handles it

  • Applies the correct rounding rules for every nutrient
  • Uses the right Daily Value / Reference Intake table for this jurisdiction
  • Renders the required front-of-pack warnings automatically when thresholds are hit
  • Handles multilingual labels where required (bilingual EN/FR, EN/ES, Arabic + EN, etc.)
  • Exports print-ready vector PDF, PNG, SVG, JPG, and EPS

Common questions

Is a nutrition declaration mandatory in the EU?
Yes. Packaged food sold in the EU must carry a nutrition declaration under Directive 2002/46/EC; Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 Annex XIII.
When did Directive 2002/46/EC; Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 Annex XIII take effect?
Directive 2002/46/EC; Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 Annex XIII has applied since 12 July 2002.
Which label format does the EU use?
the EU uses the EU format. Per daily dose with % NRV - Directive 2002/46/EC, Reg. 1169/2011 Annex XIII.

How to generate one

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  • Pick "EU - Food Supplement (2002/46/EC)" from the format rail
  • Enter your ingredients (search USDA FoodData Central or add a custom ingredient)
  • The label renders live; export in one click

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