Product labels: what they should look like and what information they must contain
Automatically translated summary. The full text is available in Romanian.
An information note by the Independent Think Tank “Expert-Grup”, produced under a national consumer information campaign in Moldova, explains what a product label is, which laws regulate labelling and what minimum information food and non-food labels must carry to guarantee consumers full and accurate information.
The note argues that many producers and traders either do not know or do not properly apply the labelling rules. Consumers are therefore deprived of key information or misled, and some labels are hard to understand even when they formally comply. A product whose label fails legal requirements must be withdrawn from sale.
A label is any text, drawing, mark or symbol applied to a product or its packaging, and it must be clear, visible, legible and in Romanian. Food labels must include at least the product name and a list of ingredients, flagging allergens and nanomaterials (marked “nano”). Exemptions apply to fresh fruit and vegetables, carbonated water, certain vinegars, fermented dairy products and single-ingredient foods. The material was funded by the European Union and Soros Foundation Moldova.
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