Codex Alimentarius CXS 1-1985: General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods

What Codex Alimentarius CXS 1-1985: General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods requires

CXS 1-1985 is the global Codex baseline standard for mandatory labelling of prepackaged foods, adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and referenced by the WTO SPS and TBT Agreements as the international benchmark. It mandates the name of the food, list of ingredients, net contents, name and address of the manufacturer, country of origin, lot identification, date marking, storage instructions, and language requirements. the relevant section lists mandatory labelling elements; the relevant section covers exemptions; the relevant section sets out optional declarations and the rules under which they may be made. Compliance is enforced through national food regulators that transpose the standard via domestic law (EU Food Information to Consumers Regulation, US FDA the US FDA food labelling rule, FSSAI Packaging and Labelling Regulations 2011, etc.). Non-compliance triggers product detention at borders, mandatory recall, and refusal of import.

Pillar: Agriculture & Agritech · Authority: Codex Alimentarius Commission (FAO/WHO) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated: 2026-05-30

Primary source: https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/list-standards/en/

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Primary Citations — 7 traced to source

• Codex Alimentarius General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods, CXS 1-1985, adopted 1985, latest revision 2018 - mandatory information, additional mandatory requirements, optional declarations, language requirements
• Codex Alimentarius CAC/GL 33-1985 - Guidelines for the General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods, minimum text height and legibility

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