Food Law News - EU - 2021
Commission Consultation, 26 March 2021
SPIRIT DRINKS - Commission consultation: Labelling of alcoholic beverages – use of allusions and of compound terms (updated technical specifications)
Both these 2 separate consultations are open until the 23 April 2021. For more details, see: Compound Terms and Allusions. The following are the start of the consultation pages:
Use of Allusions
This initiative, which is linked to the new Spirit Drinks Regulation, updates technical specifications for spirit drinks in order to provide consumers with more accurate information.
It updates EU labelling rules where there are allusions (direct or indirect references) to the names of spirit drinks on the labels of alcoholic beverages other than spirit drinks and liqueurs. This is so consumers will have correct information about the actual name of the resulting beverage.
Use of Compound Terms
This initiative, which is linked to the new Spirit Drinks Regulation, updates technical specifications for spirit drinks in order to provide consumers with more accurate information.
It updates EU labelling rules for alcoholic beverages produced by combining spirit drinks with other foodstuffs (compound terms). This is so consumers will have correct information about the actual name of the resulting beverage.

