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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

On the other hand, it is completely 100% legal to not disclose an ingredient on a processed food label as long as it is less than 2% of the whole. And that level goes for each separate ingredient, so it could be 1.9% sugar, 1.9% HFCS, 1.9% MSG, 1.9% "natural flavors," 1.9% EDTA, 1.9% sodium benzoate... And legally the ingredient list could just say "apples."

Wow. Ours have to show all ingredients. They only have to appear in order of prominence above 2%, and can be listed in any order if they're less than 2% - but they still have to be listed.


From wiki:

Ingredients – All ingredients of the food must be stated under the heading 'Ingredients' and must be stated in descending order of weight when present at more than 2% in the product. Ingredients making up less than two percent may be declared in any order at the end of the declaration. Moreover, certain ingredients such as preservatives must be identified as such by the label 'Preservatives', a specific name, e.g. "sodium nitrite", and the corresponding European registration number colloquially known as an "E number", e.g. "E250". When ingredients are themselves made of a number of sub-ingredients (i.e. a mayonnaise), these must be declared as well in the ingredient declaration. If ingredients or additives contain one of the listed 14 EU allergens, these must be explicitly named in the list. For example: 'Preservative: E220 (Sulphites)'.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United...ng_regulations