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 in Latin America
  • Chile (enacted 2012, fully deployed in 2016):
    • Alto en calorias (Minsal)
    • Alto en azucares (Minsal)
    • Alto en sodio (Minsal)
    • Alto en grasas saturadas (Minsal)
    • Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_labelling_and_advertising_law_(Chile)
  • Food labelling in Peru (since 2018):
    • Alto en azucar
    • Alto en sodio
    • Alto en grasas saturadas
    • Contiene grasas trans
    • 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 azucares (MSP)
    • Exceso sodio (MSP)
    • Exceso grasas (MSP)
    • Exceso grasas saturadas (MSP)
  • Food labelling in Mexico (2019-2020):
    • Exceso calorias (Secretaría de salud)
    • Exceso azucares (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
• ‘traffic light’ system in Ecuador: 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.