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Each product that is entered into Open Food Facts has a set of fields. What should be entered in these field is not always clear and ambigious. In order to limit this confusion the best practice is listed here. The principle is that only information available on the labels, bottle and capsule might be used. Use the language selected on the OFF Edit Product page. If you use another language to enter fiels, precede it with a lanuage specifier. Thus on the french edit page we would enter en:Wheat Beer.
 
Each product that is entered into Open Food Facts has a set of fields. What should be entered in these field is not always clear and ambigious. In order to limit this confusion the best practice is listed here. The principle is that only information available on the labels, bottle and capsule might be used. Use the language selected on the OFF Edit Product page. If you use another language to enter fiels, precede it with a lanuage specifier. Thus on the french edit page we would enter en:Wheat Beer.
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== Images ==
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Images are center to OFF, as they allow to check and enhance the already entered information. So take photo's of the front label, the backlabel and the necklabel on the bottle. In addition if the bottles come in a pack, take pictures of all sides of the pack as well. Take of not having any reflections on bottles, as it might make the text unreadable.
 
== Product name ==
 
== Product name ==
 
This is the name used on the main label. Often this is the same as the brand, so an extra specification is needed. For instance for {{product|5410228158424}} the main name is Hoegaarden, but below is specified it concerns ''Wit - Blanche'';
 
This is the name used on the main label. Often this is the same as the brand, so an extra specification is needed. For instance for {{product|5410228158424}} the main name is Hoegaarden, but below is specified it concerns ''Wit - Blanche'';
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