Product Group | Criterie | Definition |
Meat, poultry, eggs (unprocessed) |
SAFA: ≤ 1.1 g/100g or ≤ 13 en% TFA: ≤ 0.1 g/100g*** Sodium: ≤ 100 mg/100g Added sugars: not added |
All types of unprocessed meat, poultry and eggs (including frozen meat that has not undergone further processing). E.g.: beef, pork, turkey, egg, game, lamb, and offal. |
Processed meat, meat products and meat substitutes |
SAFA: ≤ 1.1 g/100g or ≤ 13 en% TFA: ≤ 0.1 g/100g*** Sodium: ≤ 900 mg/100g Added sugars: ≤ 2.5g/100g |
All types of processed meat/poultry, meat products and (vegetable) meat substitutes. E.g.: ready-to-eat meatballs, spiced or salted meat (fresh or frozen), salami, smoke-dried beef, grilled ham, tempeh, tofu, dairy-based meat substitute, fungus-based meat substitute. |
Fresh or fresh frozen fish, shellfish and crustaceans |
SAFA: ≤ 1.1 g/100g or ≤ 30 % of total fat TFA: ≤ 0.1 g/100g Sodium: ≤ 100 mg/100g Added sugars: not added |
All types of unprocessed fish, crustaceans and shellfish (including frozen, steamed or smoked fish that has not undergone further processing). E.g.: uncooked herring, cod (fresh or deep-frozen), fresh eel, lobster crab, mussel, and shrimp. |
Processed fish or fish products |
SAFA: ≤ 1.1 g/100g or ≤ 30 % of total fat TFA: ≤ 0.1 g/100g Sodium: ≤ 450 mg/100g Added sugars: not added |
All types of processed fish, processed crustaceans and processed shellfish. E.g.: cod parings, fried fillet of haddock, deep-fried octopus/ squid (cephalopod), pickled mussels, herring in tomato sauce, canned sardines, canned tuna, spiced or salted fish (fresh or frozen). |
*** Naturally occurring trans fatty acids from meat or milk are excluded.
**** If all of the components of the product comply with the criteria of their respective product group, and if the product is in line with the energy and fibre criterion for its product group, then the product also complies with the criteria.