Have you experienced difficulty with regulation Regulation No. 1169-2011, on the provision of food information to consumers? Some aspects of this legislation that have been identified as burdensome are as follows:

• Obligation for food business operators in the catering and restaurant sector to provide allergen information
• mandatory food information (art. 9)
• storage conditions or conditions of use (art. 25)
• mandatory nutrition declaration
• restrictions to the presentation of the products (art. 34)
• fair information practices (art. 7)

If you have encountered difficulties in implementing this legislation, we would like to collect data that would include: anecdotal evidence; estimates of additional costs incurred; inconsistencies in enforcement etc.; and written testimonials from business. Contact Eimear for further information.