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== Hello ==
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== Common abbreviations used ==
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* '''Austria'''
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** GmbH = Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
  
Please feel free to talk to me here.
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* '''Belgium'''
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** S.A. = Société Anonyme
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** S.A.S = Société par Actions Simplifiée
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** N.V. = Naamloze vennootschap
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** Comm.V.A., V.A. = Commanditaire vennootschap op aandelen
  
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* '''Denmark'''
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** A/S = Aktieselskab
  
== European Regulation on Food Labelling ==
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* '''France'''
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** S.A. = Société Anonyme
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** S.A.S = Société par Actions Simplifiée
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** SNC = Société en nom collectif
  
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* '''Germany'''
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** GmbH = Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
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** KG = Kommanditgesellschaft
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** KGaA = Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
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** GmbH & Co. KG =
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** GmbH & Co. KGaA =
  
REGULATION (EU) '''No 1169/2011''' OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004
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* '''Italy'''
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** S.p.A., SpA = Società per azioni
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** S.r.l., Srl, S.R.L = Società a responsabilità limitata
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** S.a.s, S.A.S. = Società in accomandita semplice
  
Original: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32011R1169
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* '''Netherlands'''
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** B.V. = Besloten Vennootschap
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** N.V. = Naamloze Vennootschap
  
Consolidated: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02011R1169-20140219
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* '''Spain'''
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** S.A. = Sociedad Anónima
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** S.A.U. = Sociedad Anónima Unipersonal
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** S.A.L. = Sociedad Anónima Laboral
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** S.L. = Sociedad Limitada
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** S.R.L. = Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada
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** S.L.U. = Sociedad Limitada Unipersonal
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** S.L.L. = Sociedad Limitada Laboral
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** S.Coop. = Sociedad Cooperativa
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** S.Coop.L. = Sociedad Cooperativa Limitada
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** S.Coop. Agraria L. = Sociedad Cooperativa Agraria Limitada
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** Coop.V. = Cooperativa Valenciana
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** S.C.A. = Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza
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** S.C.G. = Sociedad Cooperativa Galega
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** S.C.C.L. = Sociedad Cooperativa Catalana Limitada
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** S.Coop.L. de CLM = Sociedad Cooperativa Limitada de Castilla-La Mancha
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** S.A.T. = Sociedad Agraria de Transformación
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** C.B. = Comunidad de Bienes
  
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* '''Sweden'''
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** AB = Aktiebolag
  
Transpositions:
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* '''Switzerland'''
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** S.A. = Société Anonyme
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** Sàrl = Société à responsabilité limitée
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** AG = Aktiengesellschaft
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** GmbH = Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
  
http://faolex.fao.org/cgi-bin/faolex.exe?rec_id=128444&database=faolex&search_type=link&table=result&lang=eng&format_name=@ERALL
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* '''United Kingdom'''
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** Ltd. = Limited
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** PLC, plc = Public limited company
  
UK original HTML: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1855/contents/made
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* '''United States'''
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** LLC = Limited liability company
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** Inc. = Incorporated
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** Co. = Company
  
UK original PDF: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1855/pdfs/uksi_20141855_en.pdf
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== Issues ==
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=== Several parent companies ===
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Some companies have more than one parent company (in fact, they can have many). So far, we have the following cases:
  
UK-Wales original HTML: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2014/2303/contents/made
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<pre>
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N.V. Brouwerijen Alken-Maes Brasseries S.A.
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< Heineken N.V.
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< Carlsberg A/S
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> Judas
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> Mort Subite
  
UK-Wales original PDF: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2014/2303/pdfs/wsi_20142303_mi.pdf
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Campofrío Food Group S.A.
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< Sigma Alimentos S.A. de C.V.
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< WH Food Europe S.L.
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> Campofrío
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> Navidul
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> Pavofrío
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> Revilla
  
UK-Wales original Welsh HTML: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2014/2303/contents/made/welsh
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Yoplait Marques Internationales
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< General Mills Inc.
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< Sodiaal International
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> Yoplait
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</pre>
  
UK-Wales original Welsh PDF: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2014/2303/pdfs/wsi_20142303_mi.pdf
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The problem is that I don't know if the taxonomies system support this kind of sintaxis with 2 (or more) parents (with "<").
  
UK-Scotland original HTML: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2014/312/contents/made
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=== Brands registered under different owners ===
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Some brands are registered under different owners in different countries or even in the same country:
  
UK-Scotland original PDF: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2014/312/pdfs/ssi_20140312_en.pdf
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<pre>
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Compagnie Gervais Danone S.A.
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< Groupe Danone S.A.
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> ...
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> Danone
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> Savia
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> ...
  
UK-Northern Ireland original HTML: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2014/223/contents/made
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Danone S.A.
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< Groupe Danone S.A.
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> Danone
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> Savia
  
UK-Northern Ireland original PDF: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2014/223/pdfs/nisr_20140223_en.pdf
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Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co. oHG
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> ...
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> Moser-Roth
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> ...
  
HR original HTML: http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2013_01_8_140.html
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Aldi GmbH & Co. KG
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> ...
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> Moser-Roth
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> ...
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</pre>
  
HR consolidated HTML: http://www.zakon.hr/z/593/Zakon-o-informiranju-potro%C5%A1a%C4%8Da-o-hrani
 
  
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''Danone S.A.'' is the spanish subsidiary of the ''Groupe Danone S.A.''
  
Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council regarding the mandatory indication of the '''country of origin or place of provenance for meat''' used as an ingredient
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''Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co. oHG'' and ''Aldi GmbH & Co. KG'' are legally different companies even if they have some links.
  
http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/labellingnutrition/foodlabelling/docs/com_2013-755_en.pdf
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=== Brand colission ===
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Brands with the same name but belonging to different companies. For example:
  
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* Atlántic/Atlantic - http://world.openfoodfacts.org/brand/atlantic - It belongs to ''Chocolates Eureka S.A.'' in Spain and to''Alliance Océane SAS'' in France.
  
'''Origin labelling for meat''' used as an ingredient: consumers' attitude, feasibility of possible scenarios and impacts
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=== Non registered brands ===
Accompanying the document
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Some brands are not registered legally under any trade mark office. They have been assigned in this document (i.e the brands and companies taxonomies) to a company that is believed to own the mark (usually the company that manufacture the product or the company that have the same name as the brand). So far, these are:
Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council regarding the mandatory indication of the country of origin or place of provenance for meat used as an ingredient
 
  
http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/labellingnutrition/foodlabelling/docs/swd_2013_437_en.pdf
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Agristo, Agrorigen Bio, Airos, Aitana, Alcarria, Añavieja, Arrasate, Bauck Hof, Benimar, BioMonti, Biosol, Bio Cesta, Bosch, Botanicum, Cano, Carobella, Champiñones Emar, Conservas García, Corchito, Cortyfresh, Dafran & Darzoves, Delicias, Delicias de Estepa, Eco-Salim, El Ciruelo, El Pilar, El Valle de Madriles, ES-MA, Frutas Calatayud, Fuente El Pino, Genuss Krone, Hortalizas Las Adoberas, Hortalizas Soler, Ibero Verduras, Lázaro, La Cañada, La Cuerva, La Cueva, La Especiera del Norte, Lisan, Lomar, Margabio, Marinas, Mastrigo Bio, Muiños Fungicultura, My Frut, NaturTierra, Oliva, Ouno (01), Reyes Gutiérrez, Sol Málaga, Talví, Unión Yantai Yitian Food
  
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=== Brands owned by a person ===
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Some brands are legally owned by a person instead of a company, specially if they are small ones (at least, this seems to be a common practice in Spain). In this case, the name of the company has been added at the end of the person's full name between parenthesis. For example: ''Agustín Gregori Perepérez'' is converted to ''Agustín Gregori Perepérez (Grefusa S.L.)''
  
http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/labellingnutrition/foodlabelling/expert_group_en.htm
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=== Linking with Wikidata/Wikipedia ===
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Whenever possible, linking with Wikidata is cool
  
  
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1337/2013 of 13 December 2013 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the indication of the '''country of origin or place of provenance for fresh, chilled and frozen meat''' of swine, sheep, goats and poultry
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=== Unilever brands ===
 
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* [[Becel]]
Original: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32013R1337
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* [[Ben & Jerry's]]
 
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* [[Bertolli]] (except olive oil and U.S. frozen foods)
 
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* [[Birds Eye]]
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) No 1363/2013 of 12 December 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers as regards the definition of '''‘engineered nanomaterials’'''
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* [[Bovril]]
 
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* [[Breyers]]
Original: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:343:0026:0028:EN:PDF
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* [[Chicken Tonight]]
 
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* [[Choco Taco]]
Cancelation: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:346:0089:0089:EN:PDF
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* [[Colman's]]
 
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* [[Conimex]]
 
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* [[Continental (brand)|Continental]]
REGULATION (EC) No 1334/2008 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 16 December 2008 on '''flavourings''' and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91, Regulations (EC) No 2232/96 and (EC) No 110/2008 and Directive 2000/13/EC
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* [[Cornetto (ice cream)|Cornetto]]
 
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* [[Country Crock]]
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:354:0034:0050:EN:PDF
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* [[Cup-a-Soup]]
 
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* [[Findus]]
 
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* [[Flora (margarine)|Flora]]
DIRECTIVE 2000/36/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 23 June 2000 relating to '''cocoa and chocolate products''' intended for human consumption
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* [[GB Glace]]
 
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* [[Golden Gaytime]]
Original: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32000L0036
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* [[Good Humor]]
 
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* [[Good Humor-Breyers]]
Consolidated: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02000L0036-20131118
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* [[HB Ice Cream|HB]]
 
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* [[HB Wall's]]
 
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* [[Hellmann's and Best Foods|Hellmann's/Best Foods]]
REGULATION (EU) No 251/2014 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 26 February 2014 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of '''geographical indications''' of aromatised wine products and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91
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* [[Hertog]]
 
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* [[I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!]]
Original: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32014R0251
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* [[Iglo]]
 
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* [[Imperial Margarine]]
Consolidated: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02014R0251-20140327
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* [[Kibon]]
 
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* [[Klondike bar|Klondike]]
 
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* [[Knorr (brand)|Knorr]]
 
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* [[Kwality Wall's]]
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 889/2008 of 5 September 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to '''organic production''', labelling and control
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* [[Langnese]]
 
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* [[Mac Fisheries]]
Original: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32008R0889
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* [[Magnum (ice cream)|Magnum]]
 
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* [[Maille (company)|Maille]]
Consolidated: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02008R0889-20140416
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* [[Marmite]]
 
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* [[Mattessons]]
 
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* [[Paddle Pop]]
Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on '''organic production''' and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91
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* [[Peperami]]
 
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* Popsicle
Original: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32007R0834
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* [[Pot Mash]]
 
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* [[Pot Noodle]]
Consolidated: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02007R0834-20130701
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* [[Pot Rice]]
 
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* [[Rafhan]]
== Council Directives concerning Legislation on Food Hygiene ==
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* [[Ragú]]
 
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* [[Sana (margarine brand)|Sana]]
Directive 64/433/EEC : Fresh meat
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* [[Selecta (dairy products)|Selecta]]
 
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* [[Slim Fast]]
Directive 71/118/EEC : Poultry meat
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* [[Solero (ice cream)|Solero]]
 
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* [[Spry Vegetable Shortening|Spry]]
Directive 72/461/EEC : Fresh meat (animal health rules)
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* [[Squirrel (peanut butter)|Squirrel]]
 
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* [[Stork (margarine)|Stork]]
Directive 77/96/EEC : Trichina examination
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* [[Streets (ice cream)|Streets]]
 
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* Unox
Directive 77/99/EEC : Meat products
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* [[List of Ben & Jerry's ice creams#Vermonster|Vermonster]]
 
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* [[Viennetta]]
Directive 80/215/EEC : Meat products (animal health rules)
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* [[Wall's (ice cream)|Wall's]]
 
 
Directive 89/362/EEC : Milking hygiene
 
 
 
Directive 89/437/EEC : Egg products
 
 
 
Directive 91/492/EEC : Live bivalve molluscs
 
 
 
Directive 91/493/EEC: Fishery products
 
 
 
Directive 91/494/EEC : Poultry meat (animal health rules)
 
 
 
Directive 91/495/EEC : Rabbit meat and farmed game meat
 
 
 
Directive 92/45/EEC : Game meat
 
 
 
Directive 92/46/EEC : Milk and milk products
 
 
 
Directive 92/48/EEC : Fishing vessels
 
 
 
Directive 93/43/EEC : Hygiene of foodstuffs
 
 
 
Directive 94/65/EC : Minced meat and meat preparations (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1417625658886&uri=CELEX:01994L0065-19950120) => http://faolex.fao.org/cgi-bin/faolex.exe?rec_id=013605&database=FAOLEX&search_type=link&table=result&lang=eng&format_name=@ERALL
 
 
 
 
 
== Food Coloring ==
 
 
 
Colorants de synthèse
 
 
 
* E102 Tartrazine (azoïque)
 
* E104 Jaune de quinoléine
 
* E110 Jaune orangé S (azoïque)
 
* E122 Azorubine (azoïque)
 
* E123 Amarante (azoïque)
 
* E124 Rouge cochenille A (azoïque)
 
* E127 Erythrosine
 
* E128 Rouge 2G
 
* E129 Rouge Allura AC
 
* E131 Bleu patenté V
 
* E132 Indigotine
 
* E142 Vert acide brillant
 
* E151 Noir brillant BN (azoïque)
 
* E154 Brun FK
 
 
 
Colorants naturels
 
 
 
* E100 Curcumine
 
* E101 Riboflavine
 
* E120 Cochenille
 
* E140 Chlorophylle
 
* E141 Complexes cuivriques des chlorophylles
 
* E150 Caramel
 
* E153 Carbo medicinalis vegetalis
 
* E160 Caroténoïdes
 
* E161 Xanthophylles
 
* E162 Rouge de betterave
 
* E163 Anthocyananes
 
 
Colorants minéraux
 
 
 
* E170 Carbonate de calcium
 
* E171 Bioxyde de titane
 
* E172 Oxyde de fer
 
* E173 Aluminium
 
* E174 Argent
 
* E175 Or
 
* E180 Pigment rubis
 
 
 
== EFSA on food additives ==
 
 
 
Food Colouring
 
 
 
* E102: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/doc/1331.pdf
 
* E104: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/doc/1329.pdf
 
* E110: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/doc/3765.pdf
 
* E110: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/doc/2349.pdf
 
* E110: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/doc/1330.pdf
 
* E122: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/doc/1332.pdf
 
* E123: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/doc/1649.pdf
 
* E123: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/doc/3442.pdf
 
* E124: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/doc/1328.pdf
 
* E127: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/doc/1854.pdf
 
* E128: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/doc/515.pdf
 
* E129: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/doc/1327.pdf
 
* E129: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/doc/3234.pdf
 
* E131: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/doc/2818.pdf
 
* E133: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/doc/1853.pdf
 
* E142: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/doc/1851.pdf
 
* E150a,b,c,d: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/doc/2004.pdf
 
* E150a,c,d: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/doc/3030.pdf
 
* E151: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/doc/1540.pdf
 
* E153: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/doc/2592.pdf
 
* E154: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/doc/1535.pdf
 
* E155: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/doc/1536.pdf
 
* E160a(i),(ii): http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/doc/2593.pdf
 
* E160d: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/doc/674.pdf
 
* E160e: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/doc/2499.pdf
 
* E161g: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/doc/1852.pdf
 
* E170: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/doc/2318.pdf
 
* E180: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/doc/1586.pdf
 
 
 
* Abstract of the McCann et al. (2007) study of effect of azo-dyes on ADHD childrens: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673607613063/abstract
 
* EFSA rebuttal of the McCann et al. (2007) study: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/doc/660.pdf
 
* EFSA Scientific Opinion on the appropriateness of the food azo-colours Tartrazine (E 102), Sunset Yellow FCF (E 110), Carmoisine (E 122), Amaranth (E 123), Ponceau 4R (E 124), Allura Red AC (E 129), Brilliant Black BN (E 151), Brown FK (E 154), Brown HT (E 155) and Litholrubine BK (E 180) for inclusion in the list of food ingredients set up in Annex IIIa of Directive 2000/13/EC: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/doc/1778.pdf
 
 
 
* Lycopene: Use of lycopene as a food colour - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/doc/674.pdf
 
* Lycopene: Safety of Synthetic Lycopene - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Scientific Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/doc/676.pdf
 
* Lycopene: Safety of lycopene oleoresin from tomatoes - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Scientific Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/doc/675.pdf
 
* Lycopene: Safety of ‘Lycopene Cold Water Dispersible Products from Blakeslea trispora'[1] - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/doc/893.pdf
 
* Lycopene: Statement on the divergence between the risk assessment of lycopene by EFSA and the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA): http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/doc/1676.pdf
 
 
 
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Revision as of 16:15, 14 December 2014

Common abbreviations used

  • Austria
    • GmbH = Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
  • Belgium
    • S.A. = Société Anonyme
    • S.A.S = Société par Actions Simplifiée
    • N.V. = Naamloze vennootschap
    • Comm.V.A., V.A. = Commanditaire vennootschap op aandelen
  • Denmark
    • A/S = Aktieselskab
  • France
    • S.A. = Société Anonyme
    • S.A.S = Société par Actions Simplifiée
    • SNC = Société en nom collectif
  • Germany
    • GmbH = Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
    • KG = Kommanditgesellschaft
    • KGaA = Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
    • GmbH & Co. KG =
    • GmbH & Co. KGaA =
  • Italy
    • S.p.A., SpA = Società per azioni
    • S.r.l., Srl, S.R.L = Società a responsabilità limitata
    • S.a.s, S.A.S. = Società in accomandita semplice
  • Netherlands
    • B.V. = Besloten Vennootschap
    • N.V. = Naamloze Vennootschap
  • Spain
    • S.A. = Sociedad Anónima
    • S.A.U. = Sociedad Anónima Unipersonal
    • S.A.L. = Sociedad Anónima Laboral
    • S.L. = Sociedad Limitada
    • S.R.L. = Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada
    • S.L.U. = Sociedad Limitada Unipersonal
    • S.L.L. = Sociedad Limitada Laboral
    • S.Coop. = Sociedad Cooperativa
    • S.Coop.L. = Sociedad Cooperativa Limitada
    • S.Coop. Agraria L. = Sociedad Cooperativa Agraria Limitada
    • Coop.V. = Cooperativa Valenciana
    • S.C.A. = Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza
    • S.C.G. = Sociedad Cooperativa Galega
    • S.C.C.L. = Sociedad Cooperativa Catalana Limitada
    • S.Coop.L. de CLM = Sociedad Cooperativa Limitada de Castilla-La Mancha
    • S.A.T. = Sociedad Agraria de Transformación
    • C.B. = Comunidad de Bienes
  • Sweden
    • AB = Aktiebolag
  • Switzerland
    • S.A. = Société Anonyme
    • Sàrl = Société à responsabilité limitée
    • AG = Aktiengesellschaft
    • GmbH = Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
  • United Kingdom
    • Ltd. = Limited
    • PLC, plc = Public limited company
  • United States
    • LLC = Limited liability company
    • Inc. = Incorporated
    • Co. = Company

Issues

Several parent companies

Some companies have more than one parent company (in fact, they can have many). So far, we have the following cases:

N.V. Brouwerijen Alken-Maes Brasseries S.A.
< Heineken N.V.
< Carlsberg A/S
> Judas
> Mort Subite

Campofrío Food Group S.A.
< Sigma Alimentos S.A. de C.V.
< WH Food Europe S.L.
> Campofrío
> Navidul
> Pavofrío
> Revilla

Yoplait Marques Internationales
< General Mills Inc.
< Sodiaal International
> Yoplait

The problem is that I don't know if the taxonomies system support this kind of sintaxis with 2 (or more) parents (with "<").

Brands registered under different owners

Some brands are registered under different owners in different countries or even in the same country:

Compagnie Gervais Danone S.A.
< Groupe Danone S.A.
> ...
> Danone
> Savia
> ...

Danone S.A.
< Groupe Danone S.A.
> Danone
> Savia

Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co. oHG
> ...
> Moser-Roth
> ...

Aldi GmbH & Co. KG 
> ...
> Moser-Roth
> ...


Danone S.A. is the spanish subsidiary of the Groupe Danone S.A.

Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co. oHG and Aldi GmbH & Co. KG are legally different companies even if they have some links.

Brand colission

Brands with the same name but belonging to different companies. For example:

Non registered brands

Some brands are not registered legally under any trade mark office. They have been assigned in this document (i.e the brands and companies taxonomies) to a company that is believed to own the mark (usually the company that manufacture the product or the company that have the same name as the brand). So far, these are:

Agristo, Agrorigen Bio, Airos, Aitana, Alcarria, Añavieja, Arrasate, Bauck Hof, Benimar, BioMonti, Biosol, Bio Cesta, Bosch, Botanicum, Cano, Carobella, Champiñones Emar, Conservas García, Corchito, Cortyfresh, Dafran & Darzoves, Delicias, Delicias de Estepa, Eco-Salim, El Ciruelo, El Pilar, El Valle de Madriles, ES-MA, Frutas Calatayud, Fuente El Pino, Genuss Krone, Hortalizas Las Adoberas, Hortalizas Soler, Ibero Verduras, Lázaro, La Cañada, La Cuerva, La Cueva, La Especiera del Norte, Lisan, Lomar, Margabio, Marinas, Mastrigo Bio, Muiños Fungicultura, My Frut, NaturTierra, Oliva, Ouno (01), Reyes Gutiérrez, Sol Málaga, Talví, Unión Yantai Yitian Food

Brands owned by a person

Some brands are legally owned by a person instead of a company, specially if they are small ones (at least, this seems to be a common practice in Spain). In this case, the name of the company has been added at the end of the person's full name between parenthesis. For example: Agustín Gregori Perepérez is converted to Agustín Gregori Perepérez (Grefusa S.L.)

Linking with Wikidata/Wikipedia

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