Labelling for alcoholic beverages (EU&UK), live online tutor-led training course

Labelling requirements for alcoholic beverages are a complex and evolving area of food law and keeping abreast of changes, particularly divergences between EU and GB requirements, is becoming increasingly important for manufacturers and importers.

This course is designed to provide delegates with an overview of the general food labelling provisions most relevant to alcoholic beverages, followed by a more detailed examination of the specific labelling requirements for wines, spirits, and related alcoholic beverages.

Who is the target audience for this course?

• Employees new to labelling of alcoholic beverages who need to acquire a comprehensive understanding of how to generate compliant labels
• Employees looking to update their labelling knowledge and keep up-to-date with new changes
• Employees of business looking to expand into new beverage categories

The course will be delivered live online over the course of two mornings (0900 - 1300 hours), participants will be sent log in details for a Microsoft Teams session.

The course will provide the essential elements of food labelling that apply to alcoholic beverages, including the most up-to-date information on developments in nutrition and ingredient labelling. The labelling aspects of wine and spirit drink legislation will be covered in more detail.

The course focuses exclusively on labelling requirements. It does not cover compositional standards, product classification, or production methods for different types of alcoholic beverages.

The course will cover:

• Mandatory information and its presentation
• Exemptions from to the Food Information to Consumers Regulation
• Best practice on provision of voluntary information
• Naming of products
• Claims, including low/no alcohol
• Allusions and compound terms in spirits and spirit-based drinks
• Recent developments in wine labelling both in the EU and UK.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course delegates will:

• Be able to interpret relevant labelling legislation relevant to different types of alcoholic beverages and know when to seek advice.
• Understand how to implement current alcoholic beverage labelling legislation within their business to generate compliant labels.
• Recognise compliant and non-compliant labels.
• Understand the scope and limitations of alcoholic beverage labelling legislation and when specialist advice on compositional or production requirements may be required.
• Contribute towards their continuing professional development.