prepacked food

Defined in Article 2, Food Information to Consumers Regulation (FIC)

Definitions over time (1)

1. 12/12/2011 – today applies on 12/11/2026 Article 2, Food Information to Consumers Regulation (FIC) Scope: Whole act

   For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

   ‘prepacked food’ means any single item for presentation as such to the final consumer and to mass caterers, consisting of a food and the packaging into which it was put before being offered for sale, whether such packaging encloses the food completely or only partially, but in any event in such a way that the contents cannot be altered without opening or changing the packaging; ‘prepacked food’ does not cover foods packed on the sales premises at the consumer’s request or prepacked for direct sale;

Used in (15 places in 8 provisions on 12/11/2026)

Food Information to Consumers Regulation (FIC) (15 in 8)

Recital 7 · Recital 42 · Recital 48² · Article 2² · Article 8⁴ · Article 12² · Article 14² · Article 30