FSA sets reformulation challenge for food companies
By: Ben Cooper | 9 April 2010
While the Food Standards Agency's final recommendations on saturated fat and sugar show that it has been prepared to listen to industry concerns, the agency has set food companies challenging targets for reformulation. Ben Cooper reports.
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While the Food Standards Agency's final recommendations on saturated fat and sugar show that it has been prepared to listen to industry concerns, the agency has set food companies challenging targets for reformulation. Ben Cooper reports.
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