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[Dee70]

Hi,

 

I was wondering if anyone would know whether water needs to be declared on an ingredients label, and what percentage of water would make this exempt. The water is used to mix batter, so 50% of the batter is water. 

 

Thank you kindly  

[olenazh]

Yes, water needs to be declared. Make sure, your water is potable and tested regularly.

[Tony-C]

Hi Dee70,

 

As you are in the UK, I would refer to the Food Standards Agency's advice for Packaging and labelling - Legal requirements that you have to follow as a food business.

 

The applicable section to answer your question is List of ingredients:

If your food product has two or more ingredients (including water and additives), you must list them all under the heading 'Ingredients' or a suitable heading which includes the word 'ingredients'.

Ingredients must be listed in order of weight, with the main ingredient first according to the amounts that were used to make the food.

Some foods are exempt from the need to display an ingredient list, for example: fresh fruit and vegetables, carbonated water and foods consisting of a single ingredient etc.

 

Kind regards,

 

Tony

[MDaleDDF]

Hi,

 

I was wondering if anyone would know whether water needs to be declared on an ingredients label, and what percentage of water would make this exempt. The water is used to mix batter, so 50% of the batter is water. 

 

Thank you kindly  

You're selling a wet finished batter, correct?

Just asking because I've never seen a batter that's half water being sold as a wet batter, only as a mix to add water later.

[Dee70]

Thank you all 

 

However in the legislation, there are some exemptions, one of them being in regards to ingredients that need the water to hydrate a dried ingredient. This is actually the case with the batter, it comes in dried and water is added to it to make it 'workable' (so to speak) ?

 

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!