fibre

Defined in Annex I, Food Information to Consumers Regulation (FIC)

Definitions over time (1)

1. 01/01/2018 – today applies on 10/11/2026 Annex I, Food Information to Consumers Regulation (FIC) Scope: Whole act

   ‘fibre’ means carbohydrate polymers with three or more monomeric units, which are neither digested nor absorbed in the human small intestine and belong to the following categories: edible carbohydrate polymers naturally occurring in the food as consumed, edible carbohydrate polymers which have been obtained from food raw material by physical, enzymatic or chemical means and which have a beneficial physiological effect demonstrated by generally accepted scientific evidence, edible synthetic carbohydrate polymers which have a beneficial physiological effect demonstrated by generally accepted scientific evidence,

Used in (6 places in 5 provisions on 10/11/2026)

Food Information to Consumers Regulation (FIC) (6 in 5)

Article 2 · Article 30 · Annex I² · Annex XIV · Annex XV