EUFoodAllergenLabeling
            Printing labels that comply with EU
               Regulation N°1169/2011
                                WHITE PAPER
              Contents
              Overview                                                                           3
              Steps to Implement EU Allergen-Compliant Labeling                                  4
                Select Your Language                                                             4
                UpdatetheAllergen List                                                           4
                Modify the Allergen Formatting                                                   5
                Enter Ingredient List                                                            6
                Configure Your Label                                                             7
              Considerations for Modifying an Existing Document                                  9
                Prerequisites                                                                    9
                Implementation                                                                   9
              Appendix A: Supported Language Table                                              11
              Appendix B: Allergen List                                                         11
              Related Documentation                                                             13
                  Overview
                  AsofDecember2014,allEuropeannutritionlabelsmustlistandidentifypotentialallergensin
                  accordancewithEURegulationN°1169/2011.Thisregulationhelpscustomersmakeinformed
                  decisionsabouttheingredientsandnutritionofthefoodandbeveragestheyconsume.Food
                  manufacturers,businessfoodoperatorsanddistributorsmustclearlymarkandemphasizeall
                  allergens in the ingredient list.
                  Foryears,BarTender®hashadtheabilitytocreateanddesignlabelsthatcomplywiththis
                  regulation. Now withyourinstallationofBarTender, Seagullprovidesanintuitive, easy-to-use label
                  templatethathelpsyoumeetthesefoodlabelingrequirementsandproduceconsistent,compliant
                  labels.
                  TheBarTenderEUAllergenlabeltemplateiscompletelyconfigurableandfeatures:
                      l Automatedemphasisandformattingofallergensinyouringredientlist.
                      l Configurable list ofallergens, allowingeasymodificationshouldthe regulationbe updatedor
                         youneedtocomplywithsimilargeographicregulations.
                      l Simpledesignthatallowsyoutodesignlabelstomatchyourcompany'smarketingand
                         productionneeds.
                      l Supportformultiplelanguages,includingEnglish,Dutch,French,German,ItalianandSpanish.
                      l SeagullScientific's legendarytechnicalsupport.
                  FormoreinformationaboutEURegulationN°1169/2011andfoodlabelingrequirements,visitthe
                  SeagullScientific EU FoodAllergenLabeling(FIC)Regulationpage:
                      http://www.seagullscientific.com/label-design-and-printing/regulations-standards/eu-food-allergens-fic
                  EUFood Allergen Labeling                                                                                        3
          Steps to Implement EU Allergen-Compliant Labeling
          BarTender'ssampledocumentcanbedownloadedfromSeagullScientific'sFoodIndustrypage:
             http://www.seagullscientific.com/label-design-and-printing/regulations-standards/eu-food-allergens-fic
          Thesampletemplateincludesaverysimpledesignforthesolepurposeoflettingyouformatand
          brandyourlabelasyouseefit.Youcanmanuallyreplacethesampleingredientswithyourown,or
          morelikely, retrieve your ingredient list from a database, spreadsheet or ERPsystem.
          UseofthesampleBarTenderdocumentrequirestheProfessionaleditionofBarTenderorhigher.
          Select Your Language
          In order to accuratelyidentifythe allergens in your ingredient list, you must specifywhat language(s)
          youringredient list is in. To do so:
            1. IntheDataSourcesToolboxpane,expandtheNamed Data Sourcesnode.
            2. Double-clickonthenameddatasourceentitled"LanguageID".TheNamed Data Sources
              dialogopens.
            3. Withthe"LanguageID"nameddatasourcestillselected,replacethedatawiththeISO-639
              codethatcorrespondstooneofthesixlanguagessupportedbythesampledocument.See
              AppendixAofthisdocumentformoreinformation.
            4. ClickClosetoclosetheNamedDataSourcesdialogandreturntoyourtemplate.
          Update the Allergen List
          BarTender'ssampledocumentcontainsalistof30commonallergens,asdefinedbyEURegulation
          N°1169/2011.Thisallergenlistisintendedtobeastartingpointfortheallergensusedinyour
          productionenvironment,andisstoredinanexternaltextfile,Allergens.txt.Alist oftheseincluded
          allergens are also listed in AppendixB ofthis white paper.
              NOTE:Youarefullyresponsibleformaintainingtheallergenandexceptionslistand
              complyingwiththeEU Regulation.Theallergens(andexceptions)includedwiththis
              sampledocumentmaynotcomprehensivelycoverallallergensderivedfromthe
              categoriesdefinedbytheEU Regulation.Updatestotheinstalledallergenlist should
              include allvariations ofthe allergens used in your company, includingspellingvariations
              (e.g. kamut vs kamult), translated allergen names, pluralforms ofthe allergens (e.g. egg
              vseggs)and/orspecifictypesofanallergen(e.g.salmon,herring,mackerelandsquid
              all fall under the category "fish").
          EUFood Allergen Labeling                                       4