diff --git a/mod/feedback/db/upgrade.php b/mod/feedback/db/upgrade.php
index 6733a3452d5..80a482f90e8 100644
--- a/mod/feedback/db/upgrade.php
+++ b/mod/feedback/db/upgrade.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
 function xmldb_feedback_upgrade($oldversion) {
-    global $CFG;
+    global $CFG, $DB;
 
     // Moodle v2.8.0 release upgrade line.
     // Put any upgrade step following this.
@@ -48,5 +48,14 @@ function xmldb_feedback_upgrade($oldversion) {
     // Moodle v3.0.0 release upgrade line.
     // Put any upgrade step following this.
 
+    if ($oldversion < 2016031600) {
+        // Remove labels from all 'captcha' and 'label' items.
+        $DB->execute('UPDATE {feedback_item} SET label = ? WHERE typ = ? OR typ = ?',
+                array('', 'captcha', 'label'));
+
+        // Data savepoint reached.
+        upgrade_mod_savepoint(true, 2016031600, 'feedback');
+    }
+
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/mod/feedback/import.php b/mod/feedback/import.php
index 083ba2670a9..1339afd7a17 100644
--- a/mod/feedback/import.php
+++ b/mod/feedback/import.php
@@ -208,6 +208,10 @@ function feedback_import_loaded_data(&$data, $feedbackid) {
         $newitem->typ = $typ;
         $newitem->name = trim($item['#']['ITEMTEXT'][0]['#']);
         $newitem->label = trim($item['#']['ITEMLABEL'][0]['#']);
+        if ($typ === 'captcha' || $typ === 'label') {
+            $newitem->label = '';
+            $newitem->name = '';
+        }
         $newitem->options = trim($item['#']['OPTIONS'][0]['#']);
         $newitem->presentation = trim($item['#']['PRESENTATION'][0]['#']);
         //check old types of radio, check, and so on
diff --git a/mod/feedback/item/captcha/lib.php b/mod/feedback/item/captcha/lib.php
index 88847efd12d..66c24318e34 100644
--- a/mod/feedback/item/captcha/lib.php
+++ b/mod/feedback/item/captcha/lib.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class feedback_item_captcha extends feedback_item_base {
         $this->item->feedback = $feedback->id;
         $this->item->template = 0;
         $this->item->name = get_string('captcha', 'feedback');
-        $this->item->label = get_string('captcha', 'feedback');
+        $this->item->label = '';
         $this->item->presentation = '';
         $this->item->typ = $this->type;
         $this->item->hasvalue = $this->get_hasvalue();
@@ -139,8 +139,10 @@ class feedback_item_captcha extends feedback_item_base {
 
         //print the question and label
         echo '<div class="feedback_item_label_'.$align.'">';
-        echo '('.$item->label.') ';
-        echo format_text($item->name.$requiredmark, true, false, false);
+        if (strval($item->label) !== '') {
+            echo '('. format_string($item->label).') ';
+        }
+        echo format_text($item->name . $requiredmark, FORMAT_HTML, array('noclean' => true, 'para' => false));
         echo '</div>';
 
     }
@@ -192,8 +194,10 @@ class feedback_item_captcha extends feedback_item_base {
 
             //print the question and label
             echo '<div class="feedback_item_label_'.$align.'">';
-            echo '('.$item->label.') ';
-            echo format_text($item->name.$requiredmark, true, false, false);
+            if (strval($item->label) !== '') {
+                echo '('. format_string($item->label).') ';
+            }
+            echo format_text($item->name . $requiredmark, FORMAT_HTML, array('noclean' => true, 'para' => false));
             $inputname = 'name="'.$item->typ.'_'.$item->id.'"';
             echo '<input type="hidden" value="'.$USER->sesskey.'" '.$inputname.' />';
             echo '</div>';
@@ -259,26 +263,19 @@ class feedback_item_captcha extends feedback_item_base {
      * @return void
      */
     public function print_item_show_value($item, $value = '') {
-        global $DB;
+        global $OUTPUT;
 
         $align = right_to_left() ? 'right' : 'left';
 
-        $cmid = 0;
-        $feedbackid = $item->feedback;
-        if ($feedbackid > 0) {
-            $feedback = $DB->get_record('feedback', array('id'=>$feedbackid));
-            if ($cm = get_coursemodule_from_instance("feedback", $feedback->id, $feedback->course)) {
-                $cmid = $cm->id;
-            }
-        }
-
         $requiredmark = '<img class="req" title="'.get_string('requiredelement', 'form').'" alt="'.
             get_string('requiredelement', 'form').'" src="'.$OUTPUT->pix_url('req') .'" />';
 
         //print the question and label
         echo '<div class="feedback_item_label_'.$align.'">';
-        echo '('.$item->label.') ';
-        echo format_text($item->name.$requiredmark, true, false, false);
+        if (strval($item->label) !== '') {
+            echo '('. format_string($item->label).') ';
+        }
+        echo format_text($item->name . $requiredmark, FORMAT_HTML, array('noclean' => true, 'para' => false));
         echo '</div>';
     }
 
diff --git a/mod/feedback/item/feedback_item_form_class.php b/mod/feedback/item/feedback_item_form_class.php
index e44ec33362a..f9b16d8fd13 100644
--- a/mod/feedback/item/feedback_item_form_class.php
+++ b/mod/feedback/item/feedback_item_form_class.php
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ abstract class feedback_item_form extends moodleform {
         $mform->setType('template', PARAM_INT);
 
         $mform->setType('name', PARAM_RAW);
-        $mform->setType('label', PARAM_ALPHANUM);
+        $mform->setType('label', PARAM_NOTAGS);
 
         $mform->addElement('hidden', 'typ', $this->type);
         $mform->setType('typ', PARAM_ALPHA);
diff --git a/mod/feedback/item/info/lib.php b/mod/feedback/item/info/lib.php
index de56497abd1..2e2e24d8a03 100644
--- a/mod/feedback/item/info/lib.php
+++ b/mod/feedback/item/info/lib.php
@@ -150,7 +150,11 @@ class feedback_item_info extends feedback_item_base {
         $data = $analysed_item->data;
         if (is_array($data)) {
             echo '<tr><th colspan="2" align="left">';
-            echo $itemnr.'&nbsp;('.$item->label.') '.$item->name;
+            echo $itemnr . ' ';
+            if (strval($item->label) !== '') {
+                echo '('. format_string($item->label).') ';
+            }
+            echo format_text($item->name, FORMAT_HTML, array('noclean' => true, 'para' => false));
             echo '</th></tr>';
             $sizeofdata = count($data);
             for ($i = 0; $i < $sizeofdata; $i++) {
@@ -241,12 +245,14 @@ class feedback_item_info extends feedback_item_base {
 
         //print the question and label
         echo '<div class="feedback_item_label_'.$align.'">';
-        echo '('.$item->label.') ';
-        echo format_text($item->name.$requiredmark, true, false, false);
+        if (strval($item->label) !== '') {
+            echo '('. format_string($item->label).') ';
+        }
+        echo format_text($item->name . $requiredmark, FORMAT_HTML, array('noclean' => true, 'para' => false));
         if ($item->dependitem) {
             if ($dependitem = $DB->get_record('feedback_item', array('id'=>$item->dependitem))) {
                 echo ' <span class="feedback_depend">';
-                echo '('.$dependitem->label.'-&gt;'.$item->dependvalue.')';
+                echo '('.format_string($dependitem->label).'-&gt;'.$item->dependvalue.')';
                 echo '</span>';
             }
         }
@@ -330,7 +336,7 @@ class feedback_item_info extends feedback_item_base {
         //print the question and label
         echo '<div class="feedback_item_label_'.$align.'">';
         echo '<span class="'.$highlight.'">';
-            echo format_text($item->name.$requiredmark, true, false, false);
+        echo format_text($item->name . $requiredmark, FORMAT_HTML, array('noclean' => true, 'para' => false));
         echo '</span>';
         echo '</div>';
 
@@ -363,8 +369,10 @@ class feedback_item_info extends feedback_item_base {
 
         //print the question and label
         echo '<div class="feedback_item_label_'.$align.'">';
-            echo '('.$item->label.') ';
-            echo format_text($item->name . $requiredmark, true, false, false);
+        if (strval($item->label) !== '') {
+            echo '('. format_string($item->label).') ';
+        }
+        echo format_text($item->name . $requiredmark, FORMAT_HTML, array('noclean' => true, 'para' => false));
         echo '</div>';
 
         //print the presentation
diff --git a/mod/feedback/item/label/label_form.php b/mod/feedback/item/label/label_form.php
index b015cd15555..35099081b92 100644
--- a/mod/feedback/item/label/label_form.php
+++ b/mod/feedback/item/label/label_form.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class feedback_label_form extends feedback_item_form {
         $mform->setType('required', PARAM_INT);
         $mform->addElement('hidden', 'name', 'label');
         $mform->setType('template', PARAM_ALPHA);
-        $mform->addElement('hidden', 'label', '-');
+        $mform->addElement('hidden', 'label', '');
         $mform->setType('label', PARAM_ALPHA);
 
         $mform->addElement('header', 'general', get_string($this->type, 'feedback'));
diff --git a/mod/feedback/item/label/lib.php b/mod/feedback/item/label/lib.php
index 6b6d4493743..d4ca8e078d6 100644
--- a/mod/feedback/item/label/lib.php
+++ b/mod/feedback/item/label/lib.php
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class feedback_item_label extends feedback_item_base {
         if ($item->dependitem) {
             if ($dependitem = $DB->get_record('feedback_item', array('id'=>$item->dependitem))) {
                 echo ' <span class="feedback_depend">';
-                echo '('.$dependitem->label.'-&gt;'.$item->dependvalue.')';
+                echo '('.format_string($dependitem->label).'-&gt;'.$item->dependvalue.')';
                 echo '</span>';
             }
         }
diff --git a/mod/feedback/item/multichoice/lib.php b/mod/feedback/item/multichoice/lib.php
index c8df4aa2460..5835b9b4ba2 100644
--- a/mod/feedback/item/multichoice/lib.php
+++ b/mod/feedback/item/multichoice/lib.php
@@ -231,7 +231,11 @@ class feedback_item_multichoice extends feedback_item_base {
         if ($analysed_item) {
             $itemname = $analysed_item[1];
             echo '<tr><th colspan="2" align="left">';
-            echo $itemnr.'&nbsp;('.$item->label.') '.$itemname;
+            echo $itemnr . ' ';
+            if (strval($item->label) !== '') {
+                echo '('. format_string($item->label).') ';
+            }
+            echo $itemname;
             echo '</th></tr>';
 
             $analysed_vals = $analysed_item[2];
@@ -320,12 +324,14 @@ class feedback_item_multichoice extends feedback_item_base {
         if ($info->subtype == 'd') {
             echo '<label for="'. $item->typ . '_' . $item->id .'">';
         }
-        echo '('.$item->label.') ';
+        if (strval($item->label) !== '') {
+            echo '('. format_string($item->label).') ';
+        }
         echo format_text($item->name . $requiredmark, FORMAT_HTML, array('noclean' => true, 'para' => false));
         if ($item->dependitem) {
             if ($dependitem = $DB->get_record('feedback_item', array('id'=>$item->dependitem))) {
                 echo ' <span class="feedback_depend">';
-                echo '('.$dependitem->label.'-&gt;'.$item->dependvalue.')';
+                echo '('.format_string($dependitem->label).'-&gt;'.$item->dependvalue.')';
                 echo '</span>';
             }
         }
@@ -425,7 +431,7 @@ class feedback_item_multichoice extends feedback_item_base {
         echo '<div class="feedback_item_label_'.$align.'">';
         if ($info->subtype == 'd') {
             echo '<label for="'. $inputname .'">';
-            echo format_text($item->name.$requiredmark, true, false, false);
+            echo format_text($item->name . $requiredmark, FORMAT_HTML, array('noclean' => true, 'para' => false));
             if ($highlightrequire AND $item->required AND (count($values) == 0 OR $values[0] == '' OR $values[0] == 0)) {
                 echo '<br class="error"><span id="id_error_'.$inputname.'" class="error"> '.get_string('err_required', 'form').
                     '</span><br id="id_error_break_'.$inputname.'" class="error" >';
@@ -536,7 +542,9 @@ class feedback_item_multichoice extends feedback_item_base {
 
         //print the question and label
         echo '<div class="feedback_item_label_'.$align.'">';
-        echo '('.$item->label.') ';
+        if (strval($item->label) !== '') {
+            echo '('. format_string($item->label).') ';
+        }
         echo format_text($item->name . $requiredmark, FORMAT_HTML, array('noclean' => true, 'para' => false));
         echo '</div>';
 
diff --git a/mod/feedback/item/multichoicerated/lib.php b/mod/feedback/item/multichoicerated/lib.php
index 79c2078d421..0eff14e3d97 100644
--- a/mod/feedback/item/multichoicerated/lib.php
+++ b/mod/feedback/item/multichoicerated/lib.php
@@ -206,7 +206,11 @@ class feedback_item_multichoicerated extends feedback_item_base {
         $analysed_item = $this->get_analysed($item, $groupid, $courseid);
         if ($analysed_item) {
             echo '<tr><th colspan="2" align="left">';
-            echo $itemnr.'&nbsp;('.$item->label.') '.$analysed_item[1];
+            echo $itemnr . ' ';
+            if (strval($item->label) !== '') {
+                echo '('. format_string($item->label).') ';
+            }
+            echo $analysed_item[1];
             echo '</th></tr>';
             $analysed_vals = $analysed_item[2];
             $pixnr = 0;
@@ -305,12 +309,14 @@ class feedback_item_multichoicerated extends feedback_item_base {
         if ($info->subtype == 'd') {
             echo '<label for="'. $item->typ . '_' . $item->id .'">';
         }
-        echo '('.$item->label.') ';
+        if (strval($item->label) !== '') {
+            echo '('. format_string($item->label).') ';
+        }
         echo format_text($item->name . $requiredmark, FORMAT_HTML, array('noclean' => true, 'para' => false));
         if ($item->dependitem) {
             if ($dependitem = $DB->get_record('feedback_item', array('id'=>$item->dependitem))) {
                 echo ' <span class="feedback_depend">';
-                echo '('.$dependitem->label.'-&gt;'.$item->dependvalue.')';
+                echo '('.format_string($dependitem->label).'-&gt;'.$item->dependvalue.')';
                 echo '</span>';
             }
         }
@@ -356,7 +362,7 @@ class feedback_item_multichoicerated extends feedback_item_base {
         echo '<div class="feedback_item_label_'.$align.'">';
         if ($info->subtype == 'd') {
             echo '<label for="'. $inputname .'">';
-            echo format_text($item->name.$requiredmark, true, false, false);
+            echo format_text($item->name . $requiredmark, FORMAT_HTML, array('noclean' => true, 'para' => false));
             if ($highlightrequire AND $item->required AND intval($value) <= 0) {
                 echo '<br class="error"><span id="id_error_'.$inputname.'" class="error"> '.get_string('err_required', 'form').
                     '</span><br id="id_error_break_'.$inputname.'" class="error" >';
@@ -403,8 +409,10 @@ class feedback_item_multichoicerated extends feedback_item_base {
 
         //print the question and label
         echo '<div class="feedback_item_label_'.$align.'">';
-            echo '('.$item->label.') ';
-            echo format_text($item->name . $requiredmark, FORMAT_HTML, array('noclean' => true, 'para' => false));
+        if (strval($item->label) !== '') {
+            echo '('. format_string($item->label).') ';
+        }
+        echo format_text($item->name . $requiredmark, FORMAT_HTML, array('noclean' => true, 'para' => false));
         echo '</div>';
 
         //print the presentation
diff --git a/mod/feedback/item/numeric/lib.php b/mod/feedback/item/numeric/lib.php
index fadd2468d4f..a1362dfdd08 100644
--- a/mod/feedback/item/numeric/lib.php
+++ b/mod/feedback/item/numeric/lib.php
@@ -173,7 +173,11 @@ class feedback_item_numeric extends feedback_item_base {
 
         if (isset($values->data) AND is_array($values->data)) {
             echo '<tr><th colspan="2" align="left">';
-            echo $itemnr.'&nbsp;('.$item->label.') '.$item->name;
+            echo $itemnr . ' ';
+            if (strval($item->label) !== '') {
+                echo '('. format_string($item->label).') ';
+            }
+            echo format_text($item->name, FORMAT_HTML, array('noclean' => true, 'para' => false));
             echo '</th></tr>';
 
             foreach ($values->data as $value) {
@@ -256,13 +260,15 @@ class feedback_item_numeric extends feedback_item_base {
         $inputname = $item->typ . '_' . $item->id;
         echo '<div class="feedback_item_label_'.$align.'">';
         echo '<label for="'. $inputname .'">';
-        echo '('.$item->label.') ';
-        echo format_text($item->name . $requiredmark, true, false, false);
+        if (strval($item->label) !== '') {
+            echo '('. format_string($item->label).') ';
+        }
+        echo format_text($item->name . $requiredmark, FORMAT_HTML, array('noclean' => true, 'para' => false));
         if ($item->dependitem) {
             $params = array('id'=>$item->dependitem);
             if ($dependitem = $DB->get_record('feedback_item', $params)) {
                 echo ' <span class="feedback_depend">';
-                echo '('.$dependitem->label.'-&gt;'.$item->dependvalue.')';
+                echo '('.format_string($dependitem->label).'-&gt;'.$item->dependvalue.')';
                 echo '</span>';
             }
         }
@@ -339,7 +345,7 @@ class feedback_item_numeric extends feedback_item_base {
         $inputname = $item->typ . '_' . $item->id;
         echo '<div class="feedback_item_label_'.$align.'">';
         echo '<label for="'. $inputname .'">';
-        echo format_text($item->name . $requiredmark, true, false, false);
+        echo format_text($item->name . $requiredmark, FORMAT_HTML, array('noclean' => true, 'para' => false));
         echo '<span class="feedback_item_numinfo">';
         switch(true) {
             case ($range_from === '-' AND is_numeric($range_to)):
@@ -411,8 +417,10 @@ class feedback_item_numeric extends feedback_item_base {
 
         //print the question and label
         echo '<div class="feedback_item_label_'.$align.'">';
-        echo '('.$item->label.') ';
-        echo format_text($item->name . $requiredmark, true, false, false);
+        if (strval($item->label) !== '') {
+            echo '('. format_string($item->label).') ';
+        }
+        echo format_text($item->name . $requiredmark, FORMAT_HTML, array('noclean' => true, 'para' => false));
         switch(true) {
             case ($range_from === '-' AND is_numeric($range_to)):
                 echo ' ('.get_string('maximal', 'feedback').
diff --git a/mod/feedback/item/textarea/lib.php b/mod/feedback/item/textarea/lib.php
index 66d76ff54b3..bfb2f0c9169 100644
--- a/mod/feedback/item/textarea/lib.php
+++ b/mod/feedback/item/textarea/lib.php
@@ -151,7 +151,11 @@ class feedback_item_textarea extends feedback_item_base {
         $values = feedback_get_group_values($item, $groupid, $courseid);
         if ($values) {
             echo '<tr><th colspan="2" align="left">';
-            echo $itemnr.'&nbsp;('.$item->label.') '.$item->name;
+            echo $itemnr . ' ';
+            if (strval($item->label) !== '') {
+                echo '('. format_string($item->label).') ';
+            }
+            echo format_text($item->name, FORMAT_HTML, array('noclean' => true, 'para' => false));
             echo '</th></tr>';
             foreach ($values as $value) {
                 echo '<tr>';
@@ -208,12 +212,14 @@ class feedback_item_textarea extends feedback_item_base {
         $inputname = $item->typ . '_' . $item->id;
         echo '<div class="feedback_item_label_'.$align.'">';
         echo '<label for="'. $inputname .'">';
-        echo '('.$item->label.') ';
-        echo format_text($item->name.$requiredmark, true, false, false);
+        if (strval($item->label) !== '') {
+            echo '('. format_string($item->label).') ';
+        }
+        echo format_text($item->name . $requiredmark, FORMAT_HTML, array('noclean' => true, 'para' => false));
         if ($item->dependitem) {
             if ($dependitem = $DB->get_record('feedback_item', array('id'=>$item->dependitem))) {
                 echo ' <span class="feedback_depend">';
-                echo '('.$dependitem->label.'-&gt;'.$item->dependvalue.')';
+                echo '('.format_string($dependitem->label).'-&gt;'.$item->dependvalue.')';
                 echo '</span>';
             }
         }
@@ -254,7 +260,7 @@ class feedback_item_textarea extends feedback_item_base {
         $inputname = $item->typ . '_' . $item->id;
         echo '<div class="feedback_item_label_'.$align.'">';
         echo '<label for="'. $inputname .'">';
-            echo format_text($item->name . $requiredmark, true, false, false);
+        echo format_text($item->name . $requiredmark, FORMAT_HTML, array('noclean' => true, 'para' => false));
         if ($highlightrequire AND $item->required AND strval($value) == '') {
             echo '<br class="error"><span id="id_error_'.$inputname.'" class="error"> '.get_string('err_required', 'form').
                 '</span><br id="id_error_break_'.$inputname.'" class="error" >';
@@ -294,8 +300,10 @@ class feedback_item_textarea extends feedback_item_base {
 
         //print the question and label
         echo '<div class="feedback_item_label_'.$align.'">';
-            echo '('.$item->label.') ';
-            echo format_text($item->name . $requiredmark, true, false, false);
+        if (strval($item->label) !== '') {
+            echo '('. format_string($item->label).') ';
+        }
+        echo format_text($item->name . $requiredmark, FORMAT_HTML, array('noclean' => true, 'para' => false));
         echo '</div>';
 
         //print the presentation
diff --git a/mod/feedback/item/textfield/lib.php b/mod/feedback/item/textfield/lib.php
index 017f9aade67..bcc1d898aec 100644
--- a/mod/feedback/item/textfield/lib.php
+++ b/mod/feedback/item/textfield/lib.php
@@ -147,7 +147,11 @@ class feedback_item_textfield extends feedback_item_base {
         $values = feedback_get_group_values($item, $groupid, $courseid);
         if ($values) {
             echo '<tr><th colspan="2" align="left">';
-            echo $itemnr.'&nbsp;('.$item->label.') '.$item->name;
+            echo $itemnr . ' ';
+            if (strval($item->label) !== '') {
+                echo '('. format_string($item->label).') ';
+            }
+            echo format_text($item->name, FORMAT_HTML, array('noclean' => true, 'para' => false));
             echo '</th></tr>';
             foreach ($values as $value) {
                 echo '<tr><td colspan="2" valign="top" align="left">';
@@ -198,12 +202,14 @@ class feedback_item_textfield extends feedback_item_base {
         $inputname = $item->typ . '_' . $item->id;
         echo '<div class="feedback_item_label_'.$align.'">';
         echo '<label for="'. $inputname .'">';
-        echo '('.$item->label.') ';
-        echo format_text($item->name.$requiredmark, true, false, false);
+        if (strval($item->label) !== '') {
+            echo '('. format_string($item->label).') ';
+        }
+        echo format_text($item->name . $requiredmark, FORMAT_HTML, array('noclean' => true, 'para' => false));
         if ($item->dependitem) {
             if ($dependitem = $DB->get_record('feedback_item', array('id'=>$item->dependitem))) {
                 echo ' <span class="feedback_depend">';
-                echo '('.$dependitem->label.'-&gt;'.$item->dependvalue.')';
+                echo '('.format_string($dependitem->label).'-&gt;'.$item->dependvalue.')';
                 echo '</span>';
             }
         }
@@ -245,7 +251,7 @@ class feedback_item_textfield extends feedback_item_base {
         $inputname = $item->typ . '_' . $item->id;
         echo '<div class="feedback_item_label_'.$align.'">';
         echo '<label for="'. $inputname .'">';
-            echo format_text($item->name.$requiredmark, true, false, false);
+        echo format_text($item->name . $requiredmark, FORMAT_HTML, array('noclean' => true, 'para' => false));
         if ($highlightrequire AND $item->required AND strval($value) == '') {
             echo '<br class="error"><span id="id_error_'.$inputname.'" class="error"> '.get_string('err_required', 'form').
                 '</span><br id="id_error_break_'.$inputname.'" class="error" >';
@@ -285,8 +291,10 @@ class feedback_item_textfield extends feedback_item_base {
 
         //print the question and label
         echo '<div class="feedback_item_label_'.$align.'">';
-            echo '('.$item->label.') ';
-            echo format_text($item->name . $requiredmark, true, false, false);
+        if (strval($item->label) !== '') {
+            echo '('. format_string($item->label).') ';
+        }
+        echo format_text($item->name . $requiredmark, FORMAT_HTML, array('noclean' => true, 'para' => false));
         echo '</div>';
         echo $OUTPUT->box_start('generalbox boxalign'.$align);
         echo $value ? $value : '&nbsp;';
diff --git a/mod/feedback/lib.php b/mod/feedback/lib.php
index f28d769bb13..df09db16c2c 100644
--- a/mod/feedback/lib.php
+++ b/mod/feedback/lib.php
@@ -1450,7 +1450,9 @@ function feedback_get_depend_candidates_for_item($feedback, $item) {
     }
     //adding the choose-option
     foreach ($feedbackitems as $key => $val) {
-        $dependitems[$key] = $val;
+        if (trim(strval($val)) !== '') {
+            $dependitems[$key] = format_string($val);
+        }
     }
     return $dependitems;
 }
diff --git a/mod/feedback/version.php b/mod/feedback/version.php
index 567bc93151d..7abfd7a097b 100644
--- a/mod/feedback/version.php
+++ b/mod/feedback/version.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
-$plugin->version   = 2015111600;       // The current module version (Date: YYYYMMDDXX)
+$plugin->version   = 2016031600;       // The current module version (Date: YYYYMMDDXX)
 $plugin->requires  = 2015111000;    // Requires this Moodle version
 $plugin->component = 'mod_feedback';   // Full name of the plugin (used for diagnostics)
 $plugin->cron      = 0;