The European Parliament and the Council Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 modifies existing food labelling provisions in the European Union to allow consumers to make informed choices and to make safe use of food, while at the same time ensure the free movement of legally produced and marketed food. It entered into force on 12 December 2011. It shall apply starting from 13 December 2014. Following an informal working practice, the Commission’s Health and Consumer Directorate General has published a document [“Questions and Answers on the application of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers”] in order to provide answers to a series of questions concerning the application of the Regulation. This document aims at assisting all players in the food chain as well as the competent national authorities to better understand and correctly apply the above-mentioned Regulation. However, it has no formal legal status and in the event of a dispute, ultimate responsibility for the interpretation of the law lies with the Court of Justice of the European Union.