US labelling - list of ingredients

Hi,
Probably you have just faced this issue, but I did not find any answer...in the US label, the ingredients has to be in decrescent order even if the %is lower than 2 as well as for the EU? Thanks a lot.Very appreciated your help. Michela

Can't speak for EU. In the US if you use the "contains 2% or less of:" declaration, the ingredients after that declaration do not need to be in order of predominance.

thanks a lot for your prompt reply. Could you please give the FDA reference? Thanks again

21 CFR 101.4(a)(2)

 

(2) The descending order of predominance requirements of paragraph (a)(1) of this section do not apply to ingredients present in amounts of 2 percent or less by weight when a listing of these ingredients is placed at the end of the ingredient statement following an appropriate quantifying statement, e.g., "Contains _ percent or less of ___" or "Less than _ percent of ___." The blank percentage within the quantifying statement shall be filled in with a threshold level of 2 percent, or, if desired, 1.5 percent, 1.0 percent, or 0.5 percent, as appropriate. No ingredient to which the quantifying phrase applies may be present in an amount greater than the stated threshold.