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Dear Mrs. Bico,

from our point of view the voluntary inclusion of nutrition labelling on mineral water is permitted under Article 36 of Regulation No 1169/2011. In this case, voluntary nutrition labelling must comply with the requirements for nutrition declaration set out in Chapter IV, Sections 2 and 3.

The provisions of Directive 2009/54/EC and all other general labelling requirements under Regulation No 1169/2011 must be observed.

At present, however, we are not aware of any specific examples of nutrition labelling on mineral water on the market in Germany.

Kind regards,

Annette
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Prof. Dr. Annette Rexroth
Regierungsdirektorin
Diplomchemikerin, staatlich geprüfte Lebensmittelchemikerin
Bundesministerium für Landwirtschaft, Ernährung und Heimat (BMLEH)
Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity
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Gesendet: Freitag, 29. Mai 2026 18:57
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Betreff: Question relating natural mineral waters - information to consummer's

Dear Commission

Dear Colleagues,



I would like to seek your opinion on an issue relating to the labelling of natural mineral waters (NMW).



In accordance with Regulation No 1169/2011 on consumer information, the nutrition declaration does not apply to natural mineral waters, as provided for in Article 29(1)(b)



Directive 2009/54/EC on mineral waters, sets out in Article 7 the specific labelling rules for natural mineral waters, including the analytical composition of the waters.



At present, there is an operator in Portugal that intends to place a natural mineral water on the market with an analytical composition in accordance with the Directive and

a nutrition declaration to highlight the absence of fat, carbohydrates, protein, and energy in the NMW, claiming that as Regulation 1169/2011 does not apply, this is not prohibited and, provided they comply with the requirements, it is permitted.



Our understanding is that this is not possible; however, the operator has shown us labels for some NMWs that contain this information.



We would therefore like to know your opinion on:



1. Do you consider it acceptable for both analytical composition and nutritional declaration to coexist on the same label?



2. Are you aware of any water on the market that displays this information.





Com os melhores cumprimentos/Best regards

ANA PAULA BICO

Diretora de Serviços de Nutrição e Alimentação

Head of Directorate for Nutrition, Food and Feed







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