Legal. Prepackaged food products: key mandatory (Consumer Code): trade name, list of ingredients, net quantity, date until which the foodstuff retains its specific properties (BBD) and indication of special storage conditions, batch manufacturing, name or business name and address of manufacturer or packer or a seller established within the EU, place of origin or provenance if its omission is likely to cause confusion on the real origin of the commodity, instructions for use if necessary. Information: canned appertisées: Technical Center of the conservation of agricultural, 44, rue d'Alesia, 75682 Paris Cedex 14. frozen and frozen products: Federation of Industries and businesses users low temperatures (Ficur), 18, rue de la Nursery, 75008 Paris.

Evaporated milk and dry: the word "instant";% fat by weight relative to the finished product (except skim milk) and% fat dry milk from the milk cans partially or totally dehydrated; method dilution or reconstitution mention UHT concentrated unsweetened, net quantity (in unit mass), the date until which the product retains its properties.

Deadline for optimum use (BBD). Unencrypted Indicates the date until which the product retains its best qualities, nutritional and organoleptic. Mandatory for qu'altérables other commodities: canned, semi-preserved, frozen food, frozen, ice, ice creams and sorbets, etc..

Nota :The product can be marketed after the BBD on the packaging. The shelf is the responsibility of the manufacturer. The organoleptic qualities of the product are not guaranteed beyond the BBD.

Deadline consumption (DLC). Must be on perishable foods (milk, meat, deli products). Expressed by one of the "use by ..." or "eat until the date shown ..." followed by an indication of where it appears on the label.

Legal restrictions. Those suggesting or implying that a food can prevent or cure disease. A product beneficial to health can only obtain the visa PP (publicity product).

Signs of quality (guaranteed announced). Red Label: Premium. Farming: organic production. Certification of compliance: the specifications defined by the producers and the industry. Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC): a link between product and the terroir. Logos Europe. Protected Designation of Origin (PDO): equivalent to the AOC. Protected Geographical Indication (PGI): criteria less restrictive than those of the AOC.