1. Breakfast Series Capitalizing on Free Trade Agreement Export Markets BC Food Processors Association Burnaby, BC November 10, 2016
Speakers:
Alex Martyniak, Executive Director, EU Chamber Of Commerce in Canada West Ilaria Baldan, Project Manager, Italian Chamber Of Commerce in Canada West

2. Overview Labelling and Certification requirements
EU Chamber & Italian Chamber sponsorships/assistance for BC companies interested in Europe
What is coming up for next year and budgeting ahead for Tradeshows

3. Labelling and Certification Requirements
REGULATION 1169/2011
General Provisions
List of mandatory particulars
Nutrition Declaration
List of Ingredients and Nutrition Declaration
Specific Information
Allergens
Voluntary Information
Front Of Pack

4. General Provisions Labels have to: :
This Regulation provides the basis for the assurance of an high level of consumer protection in relation to food information.
Labels have to: :
Not be misleading
Be accurate, clear and easy to understand
Not attribute or property for curing human disease

5. List of mandatory particulars (art. 9)
Name of the food*
LIST OF INGREDIENTS
ALLERGENS
Quantitative indications (if necessary)
Net quantity of the food*
Date of minimum durability or “use by” date
Any special storage conditions and/or conditions of use
Name or business name and address of the food operator
Country of origin or place of provenance where provided for
Instructions for use where it would be difficult to make appropriate use of the food in the absence
Alcoholic strength by volume (if contains more then 1.2% of alcohol)*
NUTRITION DECLARATION
* Must be on the same field of label

8. Nutrition Declaration
Specific order
Clear format
Same field vision
The mandatory nutrition information does not have to be written on the back of the pack, it can be anywhere on the package.
You must declare the following items:
The amounts (in grams (g)) of fat, saturates, carbohydrate, sugars, protein and salt
Energy value (in both kilojoules(KJ) and kilocalories(kcal)

9. You must print the mandatory nutrition declaration using a font size where the “x-height” is a minimum of 1.2 mm (or 0.9 if the largest surface of your package is less the 80 cm2)
Legend
Ascender line
Cap line
Mean line
Baseline
Descender line
X-height (min. 1.2 mm)
Font size

10. List of Ingredients & Nutrition Declaration
It includes all the ingredients of the food, in descending order of weight.
Shall be headed or preceded by a suitable heading which consists of or includes the word “ingredients”.

11. Specific Information Accompanying the name of the food
“Added water”
When this exceeds 5% of the weight of the finished product
(for meat products).
“Formed Meat”/ “Formed Fish”
For meat / fish products which give the impression that they are made of a whole piece of meat / fish but actually consist of different pieces combined together.
“Added Proteins”
Indication of the presence of added proteins as such and their origin, when they are different from the animal origin of the product.

12. Cereals containing gluten
Allergens
The allergen details need to appear in the ingredient list.
They must be emphasized through a typeset that clearly distinguishes it from the rest of the list of ingredients.
peanuts
fish
soya
nuts
Cereals containing gluten
celery
lupin
milk
sesame
Sulphur dioxide
shellfish
molluscs
eggs
mustard

13. Voluntary Information
Voluntary declaration of supplementary nutrients:
Mono - unsaturates
Polyunsaturates
Polyols
Starch
Fibre
Any of the vitamins or minerals listed in point 1 of Part A of Annex XIII, Regulation 1169/2011
They have to be present in significant amounts (see Annex XIII, Regulation 1169/2011 )
If you declare Vitamins & Minerals, you have to provide % reference intake for them in addition to absolute amount

14. Declaration of other nutrients Nutrition or Health Claim
A nutrition or health claim is any claim which states, suggests or implies that a food or a drink has particular beneficial nutritional properties or effect on health.
You may declare only the nutrients contained in the mandatory and supplementary lists in the nutrition declaration
You must declare the amount of the substance in the same field of vision as the nutrition labelling (but not within the nutrition table).

15. “Front of Pack” (FoP) nutrition labelling Voluntary Information
Energy value
Energy value + 4
If you choose to provide this repeat information, it must be in one of the following formats:
Energy value (KJ and kcal) alone OR
Energy value + 4 (Fat, Saturates, Sugars, Salt in grams)
You can either put it or not but when you put it, it must be this way!

16. Main Regulation for Food Labelling:
Other Food Regulations:
Regulations (EC) 852/2004, 853/2004 and 854/2004 on food hygiene
Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 on food additives
General Food Law Regulation

17. Opportunities and business development in Europe
The EU & Italian Chamber Of Commerce in Canada West services:
Economic and trade missions to Italy and Europe
International trade shows
Buying tours
Educational trips,
Business workshops,
B2B meetings
Business assistance
Market research for specific sectors or products
Identification and selection of business partners & suppliers
Information on custom rules, regulations and financial subsidies

18. Upcoming European Trade Shows
Tuttofood – Fruit&Veg Innovation (Milan, May 8-11, 2017)
Polagra (Poznan, Oct. 2-5, 2017)
Anuga (Cologne, Oct. 7-11, 2017)
Prowein (Dusseldorf (March, 19-21, 2017)
Vinitaly (Verona, Apr. 9-12, 2017)
Ipack – Ima & Meat Tech (Milan, May 29- June 1, 2018)
Cibus (Parma, May 7-10, 2018)
Sial (Paris. Oct , 2018)
Cibustec (Parma, 2018 TBD)

19. Tuttofood & Fruit Innovation (Milan, May 8-11, 2017)
TUTTOFOOD is the international B2B show dedicated to food & beverage organized by Fiera Milano.
Fruit&Veg Innovation is part of Tuttofood.
ICCC offers to qualified Canadian companies discounted rates for an exhibition space as well as fully sponsored trips to potential buyers.

20. Vinitaly (Verona, Apr. 9-12, 2017)
VINITALY is the largest event dedicated to the world of wine: business, internationalisation and training for the industry.
ICCC offers to qualified Canadian companies discounted rates for an exhibition space as well as sponsored trips to potential buyers.

21. Ipack – Ima & Meat Tech (Milan, May 29- June 1, 2018)
IPACK IMA is an international trade show dedicated to processing and packaging. The trade show will take place in Milan (Italy) in May 2018.
Meat Tech is part of Ipack - Ima.
ICCC is currently selecting prospective Canadian buyers and exhibitors that would be interested in participating in IPACK IMA & MEAT TECH 2018

22. THANK YOU! Alex Martyniak Ilaria Baldan Executive Director
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Alex Martyniak
Executive Director
Ilaria Baldan
Project Manager