Digesting the latest on nutrition labelling
The issue of nutrition labelling remains a topic of fierce debate
Opinion still polarised on front-of-pack labelling
19 March 2010
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has revised its recommendations on food labelling to a position which is far more acceptable to industry. Accused of kowtowing by campaigners, the FSA believes it has taken a pragmatic course of action allowing it keep industry committed to what will be voluntary measures. Ben Cooper reports.
EU: MEPs vote against mandatory traffic-light labels
17 March 2010
European politicians have voted against imposing traffic-light nutrition labels on foodstuffs sold across the EU.
UK: FSA agrees single front-of-pack label plan
10 March 2010
The UK's Food Standards Agency this morning (10 March) agreed to the implementation of a single approach to front-of-pack (FOP) nutrition labelling.
UPDATE: UK: Retailers slam FSA's labelling plans
5 March 2010
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) today (5 March) hit out at plans for a new system of nutrition labelling in the UK.
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