Product LabellingRecommendations for Industry Partners

DO NOT

"Tests performed by: (company)"

"Designed for/suitable for use with IDDSI framework."

DOAll manufacturers are most welcome to use the IDDSIlabels once they have tested their products and areconfident that they meet the IDDSI descriptors andtesting methods.The label files are available at:https:iddsi.org/resources

We recommend that manufacturers include a statementto indicate that the testing has been performed by theirown company and to be careful about claiming thatproducts 'meet' IDDSI standards.

Translation of IDDSI labels to languages other thanEnglish https://iddsi.org/translations/

Please use the IDDSI Colour Guide (RBG, CMYK andPantone).

Reference to https://iddsi.org

We kindly ask that manufacturers donot include the IDDSI logo or the IDDSIframework on their packaging as it maymislead customers to perceive that theirproducts are uniquely endorsed orcertified by IDDSI.

Suggested wording or label inclusions

IDDSI ColoursIDDSI RGB CMYK and Pantone Colours

On review of international stakeholder feedback it was apparent that there was noconsistency in colours used to differentiate texture modified food or thickened drinks.The IDDSI committee chose colours that w ere as distinguishable as possible whenplaced beside each other. The colour red was avoided as it often denotes alarm ordanger in medical settings and has symbolism in some cultures.

The framework colours were reviewed in detail and assessed for suitability for peoplewith colour blindness (e.g. protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia andmonochromatism). The final IDDSI colour scheme (as depicted below) has six coloursplus black and white that are individually distinguishable across all the different typesof colour blindness tested and particularly for red blind and green blind, which is themost common variant (National Eye Institute).

Reference:

National Eye Institute,National Institute of Health,USA: Facts about color blindness.2015.https://nei.nih.gov/health/color_blindness/facts_about.Access date:June 21,2016.

IDDSI is pleased to provide the RGB (computer applications), CMYK (printapplications) and Pantone (print applications) IDDSI colour information as per thetable below. CMYK codes are listed specific to printing on a white medium. Please setcolour space settings to Adobe to view and create accurate IDDSI colours.

(Released April 2019)

RGB(for computer

applications - web)

CMYK(for print applicationsassuming a whitebackground)

Pantone(for print applications)

IDDSInumber andcolour inwords

R:0 G:0 B:0 C:0 M:0 Y:0 K:100 PANTONEBlack

7Black

R:0 G:103 B:178 C:100 M:52 Y:0 K:0 PANTONE 2935 PC 6Blue

R:255 G:102 B:0 C:0 M:70 Y:94 K:0 PANTONE 172 PC 5Orange

R:51 G:204 B:51 C:60 M:0 Y:100 K:0 PANTONE 368 PC 4Green

R:255 G:255 B:0 C:0 M:0 Y:100 K:0 PANTONE 396 PC 3Yellow

R:234 G:78 B:150 C:0 M:81 Y:0 K:0 PANTONE 212 PC 2Pink

R:102 G:102 B:102 C:0 M:0 Y:0 K:75 PANTONE Cool Grey10 PC

1Grey

R:255 G:255 B:255 C:0 M:0 Y:0 K:0 White 0White