Recital 6

(6)Union rules on food labelling applicable to all foods are laid down in Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs ⁵ . The majority of the provisions laid down in that Directive date back to 1978 and should therefore be updated.