FSA study takes labelling debate into new phase
By: Ben Cooper | 11 May 2009
The UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA) has just published the results of a major independent evaluation of front-of-pack nutrition labelling which for some will settle the 'traffic lights' versus guideline daily amounts issue once and for all. Ben Cooper assesses stakeholder reaction and asks where this leaves this long-running debate.
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The UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA) has just published the results of a major independent evaluation of front-of-pack nutrition labelling which for some will settle the 'traffic lights' versus guideline daily amounts issue once and for all. Ben Cooper assesses stakeholder reaction and asks where this leaves this long-running debate.
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