Glossary of the food sector

Legal name

The name of a food prescribed by the applicable EU provisions or, in the absence of such provisions, the name prescribed by the laws, regulations, and administrative provisions applicable in the Member State in which the food is sold to the final consumer or to mass caterers.

— Source: Regulation (EU) 1169/2011, Art. 2(2)(n)

Letter of Access

Original document by which the owner of data protected under this Regulation consents to the competent authority using that data, under specific terms and conditions, to authorize a plant protection product or approve an active substance, synergist, or safener for the benefit of another applicant.

— Source: Regulation (EU) 1107/2009, Art. 3(12)

Limit of determination (LD)

The validated minimum residue concentration that can be quantified and recorded as part of routine monitoring using validated control methods.

— Source: Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, Art. 3(2)(f)

Liquid eggs

Unprocessed egg contents after removal of the shell.

—Source: Regulation (EC) 853/2004, Annex I

Liquid form

A suspension or solution, where suspension is a two-phase dispersion in which solid particles are held in suspension in the liquid phase, and solution is a liquid free of solid particles, or a gel, including pastes.

— Source: Regulation (EU) 2019/1009, art. 2, point 6

Locally farmed species

Aquaculture species that are neither alien nor locally absent within the meaning of Article 3(6) and (7) of Council Regulation (EC) No 708/2007, respectively, as well as the species listed in Annex IV to that Regulation.

— Source: Regulation (EU) 2018/848, Art. 3(41)

Long journey

Journey exceeding 8 hours, starting from the moment the first animal in the consignment is transferred.

— Source: Reg. (EC) 1/2005, Art. 2(m)

Low-calorie food

Food with an energy content reduced by at least 30% compared to the original food or a similar product.

—Source: Reg. (EC) 1333/2008, Art. 3(2)(f)

Main field of view

The field of vision of packaging that is most likely to be seen by the consumer at the time of purchase and that allows the consumer to immediately identify the character and nature of the product and, where applicable, its trademark. If the packaging has several main parts of the field of vision, the main part of the field of vision is the one chosen by the food business operator.

— Source: Regulation (EU) 1169/2011, Art. 2(2)(l)

Making available on the market

Supply of an EU fertilizing product for distribution or use on the EU market in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge.

—Source: Regulation (EU) 2019/1009, art. 2, point 9

Mandatory food information

The information that EU provisions require to be provided to the final consumer.

— Source: Reg. (EU) 1169/2011, Art. 2(2)(c)

Manufacturer

The person who manufactures, on his own account or subcontracts the manufacture of plant protection products, active substances, safeners, synergists, co-formulants, or adjuvants, or the person designated by the manufacturer as his sole representative for the purposes of compliance with this Regulation.

— Source: Reg. (EU) 1107/2009, Art. 3(11)

Manufacturer

Any natural or legal person who manufactures an EU fertilizing product, or has one formulated or manufactured, and markets it under his or her name or trademark.

—Source: Regulation (EU) 2019/1009, art. 2, point 11

Manufacturer's manufacturing process guarantee

A manufacturing process whose management system ensures that the validated alternative method complies with the characteristics required by EN ISO 16140-2 and that errors and defects are prevented in the alternative method.

— Source: Reg. (EC) 2073/2005, Art. 2(p)

manure

Excrement and/or urine of farmed animals other than farmed fish, with or without litter.

—Source: Regulation (EC) 1069/2009, Art. 3(20)