User Guide - Legibility Requirements for Food Labels 

User guide to Standard 1.2.9 - Legibility Requirements

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This guide discusses ways of making information that must be included on a food label as easy to read as possible.

The user guide is intended to help retailers, manufacturers and other users interpret the requirements of Standard 1.2.9 - Legibility Requirements.

It discusses ways of making information that must be included on a food label as easy to read as possible. If labels are easy to read, this will enable consumers to be better informed about products they choose to buy.

• Overview of Food Labelling

Food Standards Advice

If you are a food business or an individual who manufactures, processes, caters or handles food and require assistance in understanding the requirements of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code then consult one of our Standards Advisors.   The Advisors can be contacted at local call rates on:

• Tel    1 300 652 166   (Australia only)
  
  
• Tel    0 800 441 571   (New Zealand only)
  
  
• Email: advice@foodstandards.gov.au .   ( Australia and New Zealand)