Labels

Open Food Facts covers thousands of labels. This page is the beginning of a documentation related to these labels. If you have knowledge about a label, don't hesitate to create a dedicated page and an entry here.

Labels can be related to many types. We list below some of these types, with few examples.

By default, Open Food Facts can manage any kind of label if it's on the food packaging.

Webography

• List of food labeling regulations (wikipedia).

Science based rating labels computed by Open Food Facts

• Nutri-Score. See also: Nutri-Score on Open Food Facts website.
• Nova. See also: Nova on Open Food Facts website.
• Traffic light system from the UK National Health Service.

Rating labels

• See: Nutritional rating systems [to investigate]
• Health Star Rating System: 113 products as of 2020-09-17. See: wikipedia page.
• The Keyhole: 100 products as of 2021-02-02. See: its presentation from Swedish Food Agency.
• The Heart Symbol: 54 products as of 2021-02-03. See: homepage
• Octogons & Traffic light in Latin America
  • Food labelling in Argentina (enacted 2021, since 2022, fully deployed in 2023):
    • Exceso en azúcares
    • Exceso en sodio
    • Exceso en grasas saturadas
    • Exceso en grasas totales
    • Exceso en calorías
    • Contiene edulcorantes, no recomendable en niños/as
    • Contiene cafeína. Evitar en niños/as
    • Source: https://www.argentina.gob.ar/normativa/nacional/356607/texto
  • Food labelling in Brazil (enacted 2020, since 2022):
    • Alto em açúcar adicionado
    • Alto em gordura saturada
    • Alto em sódio
    • Source: https://antigo.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/3882585/RDC_429_2020_.pdf/9dc15f3a-db4c-4d3f-90d8-ef4b80537380
  • Food labelling in Chile (enacted 2012, since 2016, fully deployed in 2026):
    • Alto en azúcares (Minsal)
    • Alto en grasas saturadas (Minsal)
    • Alto en sodio (Minsal)
    • Alto en calorías (Minsal)
    • Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_labelling_and_advertising_law_(Chile) - https://www.minsal.cl/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/MANUAL-DE-ETIQUETADO-ALIMENTOS-3%C2%B0Ed.-2022.pdf
  • Food labelling in Colombia (enacted 2021, fully deployed in 2023):
    • Exceso en sodio (minsalud)
    • Exceso en azúcares (minsalud)
    • Exceso en grasas saturadas (minsalud)
    • Exceso en grasas trans (minsalud)
    • Contiene edulcorantes (minsalud)
    • Source: https://www.funcionpublica.gov.co/eva/gestornormativo/norma.php?i=168029
  • Food labelling in Mexico (2019-2020):
    • Exceso calorías (Secretaría de salud)
    • Exceso azúcares (Secretaría de salud)
    • Exceso sodio (Secretaría de salud)
    • Exceso grasas saturadas (Secretaría de salud)
    • Exceso grasas trans (Secretaría de salud)
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_labeling_in_Mexico
  • Food labelling in Peru (since 2018):
    • Alto en azúcar (ministerio salud)
    • Alto en sodio (ministerio salud)
    • Alto en grasas saturadas (ministerio salud)
    • Contiene grasas trans (ministerio salud)
    • Source: https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/peru-labeling-and-marking-requirements - https://cdn.www.gob.pe/uploads/document/file/185531/93706_1.pdf
  • Food labelling in Uruguay (since 2020) (inspired from Chile?) - https://twitter.com/MSPUruguay/status/1233478398472806400
    • Exceso azúcares (MSP)
    • Exceso sodio (MSP)
    • Exceso grasas (MSP)
    • Exceso grasas saturadas (MSP)
  • ‘traffic light’ system in Ecuador:
    • Source: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325226975_Food_labeling_in_Ecuador_implementation_results_and_pending_actions
    • Example in Open Food Facts: (see product 7750243051446 m)
• ...

Production

• Labels/fr:ab-agriculture-biologique‎‎
• en:pasteurized product

Quality standards

• en:ISO 9001
• en:ISO 22000
• en:EAC, Eurasian Conformity
• [...]

Origins

There are thousands of labels dealing with the origins. We list here a few examples:

• en:raised in ... (Scotland, Norway, Ireland, etc.)
• en:Made in ...
• en:French eggs
• ...

Generally, origins labels are precisely defined by local regulations. Example:

• en:Certified Belgian Abbey Beer, allows restricted producers to use its label

Product content

• en:Omega-3
• en:High fibres, high fibers, Rich in fiber
• en:Source of iron
• en:Vitamin C source
• [thousands]
• [...]

Ecology

• en:Carbon compensated product, carbon neutral
• en:FSC, Forest Stewardship Council
• [...]

Economy

• en:Fair trade
• en:Max Havelaar
• ...

Awards

• en:World Beer Awards
• ...

Religious labels

• en:Kosher
• ...

Labels in Open Food Facts

Open Food Facts has a dedicated taxonomy for the labels. You can add anything if it makes sense as a label: Open Food facts will keep it, but it's better to add it to the label taxonomy:

• next users will be able to choose this label, thanks to the autocompletion, without making mistakes
• it allows to add a picture of the label
• it allows to make link with the corresponding wikidata category
• etc.

To add a label in the taxonomy, see the dedicated page.