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Food Supplement: UK nutrition label

Food Supplement, the UK nutrition label under The Food Supplements (England) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1387); assimilated Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011. Generate a compliant label free.

Reviewed against The Food Supplements (England) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1387); assimilated Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 · Page updated August 16, 2026

Jurisdiction
United Kingdom (packaged food sold at retail)
Regulation
The Food Supplements (England) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1387); assimilated Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011
Effective
31 July 2003
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Nutrition labelling requirements in the UK

Packaged food sold in the UK must carry a nutrition declaration under The Food Supplements (England) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1387); assimilated Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011. This page covers the UK - Food Supplement format: Retained 2002/46/EC regime - S.I. 2003/1387, assimilated NRVs. 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 UK nutrition label from your recipe, applying the rounding rules and reference intakes for the UK automatically, and exports it as PDF, PNG, SVG, JPG or EPS.

Official regulation

Citation
The Food Supplements (England) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1387); assimilated Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011
Effective
31 July 2003
Scope
United Kingdom (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 UK?
Yes. Packaged food sold in the UK must carry a nutrition declaration under The Food Supplements (England) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1387); assimilated Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011.
When did The Food Supplements (England) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1387); assimilated Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 take effect?
The Food Supplements (England) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1387); assimilated Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 has applied since 31 July 2003.
Which label format does the UK use?
the UK uses the UK format. Retained 2002/46/EC regime - S.I. 2003/1387, assimilated NRVs.

How to generate one

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  • Pick "UK - Food Supplement" 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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