eur-lex.europa.eu › legal-content › ENEUR-Lex - 32011R1169 - EN - EUR-Lex - Europa Council Directive 90/496/EEC of 24 September 1990 on nutrition labelling for foodstuffs (6) lays down rules on the content and presentation of nutrition information on prepacked foods. According to those rules, the inclusion of nutrition information is voluntary unless a nutrition-related claim is made concerning the food.