Denmark: flexibility on Regulations regarding food labelling

As regards food labelling, Danish authorities receive frequent requests for temporary actions within the area of food labelling and handling, due to difficulties related to the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2018/775. In the current exceptional situation, Denmark’s approach is to seek pragmatic solutions, which ensure food supply for all citizens and minimize food and packaging waste.

However, it is essential, that there are no food safety risks related to the temporary solutions.
One of the challenges is the lack of supply of foods and ingredients from usual suppliers, which causes problems with packaging material already printed with the original origin, as well as foodstuffs without labelling in Danish. Temporary action has been taken in this area in order to avoid food waste.

In addition, Danish authorities have accepted temporary packaging of “bake off” bread and similar products, for hygienic reasons – without considering the foodstuffs as being prepacked and thus subject to requirement of full labelling.