4. Labeling Requirements

Quick-frozen Foodstuffs
France

This section provides information on labeling requirements and the label approval process.

4.1 Mandatory Labeling Parameters

Category

Quick-frozen foodstuffs

Please refer to Section 4.1 - Mandatory Labeling Parameters - of the "Frozen Foodstuffs" guidebook for the EU. 

Product

Frozen Potatoes

Same as "Category" above.

Frozen Cheese Snack

Same as "Category" above.

4.2 Languages

Please refer to Section 4.2 - Mandatory Labeling Parameters - of the "General Foods" guidebook for France.

4.3 Mandatory Information on Stickers

Please refer to Section 4.3 - Mandatory Information on Stickers - of the "Frozen Foodstuffs" guidebook for the EU.

4.4 Product Legal Name

Product

Frozen Potatoes

French Potato speciality

Some customary names are defined in the French dictionary [1] such as pommes noisettes, pommes dauphines, pomme duchesse. Hash-brown is commonly known as ‘galette de pomme de terre’ if the product has a round shape or as ‘rösti':

Translated in English:

‘Pommes noisettes’, potato pieces, or potato mash in the form of hazelnut and pan-fried.

Translated in English:

‘Pomme dauphine’, a mixture of boiled potato pulp and choux pastry, prepared in a fritter and fried.

Translated in English:

‘Pommes Duchesse’, mashed potatoes, with added butter and eggs, pushed onto a pastry bag and browned in the oven.

Translated in English:

‘Galette’, flat and round-shaped culinary preparation, made of flour or potato, which is cooked in the oven or pan-fried: Galette de pommes de terre.

Translated in English:

‘Rösti’, a Swiss specialty made of grated potato or fine sliced potato and pan-fried.

Frozen Cheese Snack

For the use of the name cheese ingredient in the product name, this legally defined ingredient must comply with the definition defined by Decree nº2007-628 of 27 April 2007 [2]. In addition, the Annex defines the criteria for using specific French cheese names (refer to Section 3.2 of this guidebook).

4.5 Product-specific Labeling Statements

Category

Quick-frozen foodstuffs

Please refer to Section 4.5 - Product-specific Labeling Statements of the "Frozen Foodstuffs" guidebook for the EU.

Product

Frozen Potatoes

Same as "Category" above.

Frozen Cheese Snack

Same as "Category" above.

4.6 Authority Approval

Category

Quick-frozen foodstuffs

Please refer to Section 4.6 - Authority Approval - of the "Frozen Foodstuffs" guidebook for the EU. 

Product

Frozen Potatoes

Same as "Category" above.

Frozen Cheese Snack

Same as "Category" above.

4.7 Additional Notes on Labeling

Category

Quick-frozen foodstuffs

Please refer to Section 4.7 - Additional Notes on Labeling - of the "Frozen Foodstuffs" guidebook for the EU. 

Product

Frozen Potatoes

Same as "Category" above.

Frozen Cheese Snack

Same as "Category" above.

4.8 References

1. French dictionary Larousse

https://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais-monolingue

2. Decree nº2007-628 of 27 April 2007 relating to cheese and cheese specialties

https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/loda/id/LEGITEXT000006056036/2023-06-27/