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Quantative Ingredients Declarations
Understanding QUID.......
Patrick Hughes
Origins of QUID
• Food Labelling Regulations 1996, as amended by the Food Labelling
(Amendment) Regulations 1998 and the Food Labelling (Amendment)
(No. 2) Regulations 1999.
• They place the similar guidance developed by the European
Commission (III/5260-rev5/98) in a UK context and should be read in
conjunction with regulation 19 of the Food Labelling Regulations 1996,
as amended by the Food Labelling (Amendment) Regulations 1998 and
the Food Labelling (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1999.
• The examples which this presentation contains are provided for
illustration only.
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What is a “QUID” Declaration?
• A “QUID” declaration shows the percentage of an ingredient or category
of ingredients in a product.
• Such a declaration enables a consumer to make a more informed
choice from similar products.
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General Requirement
• The quantity of an ingredient or category of ingredients used in the
preparation of a food shall be indicated where –
– that ingredient or category of ingredients appears in the name of the food or
is usually associated with that name by the consumer;
– that ingredient or category of ingredients is emphasised on the labelling in
words, pictures or graphics; or
– that ingredient or category of ingredients is essential to characterise a food
and to distinguish it from products with which it might be confused because
of its name or appearance.
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WHEN IS A “QUID” DECLARATION
REQUIRED?
• A QUID declaration will be required in the following circumstances:
• When an ingredient appears in the name of the food, e.g.
– pork in a “pork sausage”
– peaches in a “peach yoghurt”
– mushrooms in a “mushroom pizza”
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• When the category of ingredients appears in the name of the food.
• Categories of ingredients will include cheese, fish, fruit, nuts and
vegetables, e.g.
– vegetables in a “vegetable pasty”
– fish in “fish fingers”
– meat in a “meat pie”
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• When a product is identified by a customary name alone, without further
explanation, then a QUID declaration may still be required even though
no ingredients have been identified in the name.
• A declaration will be required where an ingredient or category of
ingredients is usually associated with the food by the consumer
– a declaration for “fruit” in “summer pudding”
– a declaration for “mutton” in “Lancashire hot pot”
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• Where the ingredient or category of ingredients is emphasised on the
label in words or pictures that ingredients or category of ingredients will
require a QUID declaration, e.g.
– flashes such as “with extra cream” or “made with real butter”
– a picture showing just one or a few ingredients, e.g. the label of a mixed fruit
yoghurt only showing strawberries
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• When the name of a compound ingredient appears in the name of the
food then that ingredient will require a QUID declaration.
• A compound ingredient is an ingredient which itself is made up of a
number of ingredients, e.g. seafood, mayonnaise etc.
• If a compound ingredient appears in the name of a food then it will
require a QUID declaration, e.g. “seafood lasagne” will require a QUID
declaration for the amount of seafood in the product.
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Example 1
• Many foods now carry percentage
declarations as required by the
QUID rules.
• Example 1 - This is the main panel
from a pack of 'Yogurt Coated
Nuts and Raisins'
• The full legal name is also given as
'Yogurt coated peanuts, almonds,
hazelnuts and raisins'
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• Since the word 'yogurt coating',
'nuts' and 'raisins' appear in the
name of the food, the
ingredient's list has to declare
the percentage of these used.
• It was considered unnecessary
to declare the percentage of the
different types of nuts or the
percentage of yogurt:
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• The following would not require a QUID declaration:– serving suggestion
– pictures showing all the ingredients
– warnings for allergy sufferers
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Example 2
• The following is another example.
• This is the back panel from a 'Cheese and Tomato Quiche'.
• The full legal name of the food is 'Medium mature cheddar cheese,
red cheddar cheese, mozzarella and tomato combined with a
creamy egg custard encased in a crisp shortcrust pastry'.
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• The ingredients list therefore has to declare the various ingredients
listed in this name. In this case, the percentage of cheese, egg, tomato
and cream are given.
• In addition, the label also gives the percentage of onion
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When will a “QUID” Declaration not be
required?
• A QUID declaration will not be required in the following circumstances:
– Where a product in a liquid medium (i.e. water, fruit juice, vinegar, ice, brine
etc) shows, both the drained weight and the net weight.
– Where the quantities of an ingredient or category of ingredients has already
been given under:• The Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars Regulations 2003
• The Jam and Similar Products Regulations 2003
• The Spreadable Fats (Marketing Standards) Regulations 1996 (as amended)
– Where the ingredient or category of ingredients is used in small quantities
for the purposes of flavouring (e.g. garlic, herbs or spices). Small quantities
are deemed to be 2% or less by weight at the mixing bowl stage. The
exemption is not limited to flavourings which are additives. Products
covered by this exemption would include:• “Cinnamon Danish” and other products which refer to herbs or spices either
specifically or generically in their name
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When will a “QUID” Declaration not be
required?
• When an ingredient or category of ingredients appears in the name of
the food, but the quantity of the ingredient will not govern the
consumer’s choice or distinguish one product from another. This
exemption will only apply if the ingredient appears in the name of the
food. Cases where this will apply include:• wholemeal bread
• single cereal breakfast cereals, e.g. Cornflakes
• where the food is a mixture of fruit, vegetables, nuts, spices or herbs with no
ingredient dominant significantly by weight
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Are meat products affected by “QUID”?
• Meat products are affected by QUID in the same way as other products.
• Therefore any ingredients that appear in the name of the food must bear
a QUID declaration, e.g. the percentage of beef in a “beef burger”.
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How are “QUID” declarations calculated?
• The quantity of an ingredient or category of ingredients should generally
be expressed as a percentage. The percentage may be rounded to the
nearest whole number, or to the nearest 0.5 decimal place in those
cases where it is below 5%
• The percentage should normally be calculated by using the same
method as that used for determining the order in the list of ingredients
• This means that the weight of an ingredient to be quantified* would
need to be divided by the total weight of all of the ingoing ingredients
(except the weight of any added water or volatile ingredients lost in
processing).
*for example, the meat content of a “Beef and beer pie”, or the fish
content of a “Salmon mousse”,
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Example 3
• Simply divide the weight of the meat ingredient (at the mixing bowl
stage) by the total weight of the product after cooking multiplied by 100.
• For example, Beef Pasty Ingredients: Wheat Flour, Potato, Beef,
Swede, Water, Margarine, Lard, Onion, Salt, Pepper, (Raising Agent
E503), etc…
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Weight of pastry
Weight of all the non meat ingredients [Potato, Swede etc.];
Weight of the meat ingredient;
Total of weight uncooked
Total of weight after cooking [10% loss]
2kg
5kg
0.95kg
7.95kg
7.155kg
• Divide (0.95kg ÷ 7.155kg) x 100 = 13.27%
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Example 4
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QUID declarations on products (such as cakes, biscuits, pies and cured meats) the
composition of which has been changed by cooking or other treatments involving
loss of moisture should be based on the amount of the ingoing ingredient expressed
as a percentage of the weight of the final product. For example, the butter content of
a “butter cookie” would be calculated as follows:
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Ingredients:
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Flour
Sugar
Butter
Eggs
Total mixing bowl
Total after baking
Weight:
100g
35g
50g
10g
195g
169g
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Formula: 50/169 x 100 = 29.6%
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Where this calculation would lead to declarations exceeding 100%, the declarations
should be replaced with statements giving the amount of the ingredients used to
make 100g/ml of the final product (e.g. “made with Xg/ml of Y per 100g/ml”)
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Position of “QUID” declaration
• The required indication must accompany the name of the food or be in
the list of ingredients.
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Thank you
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