US food labelling comes unstuck
Food giant Unilever is to "phase out" its use of the Smart Choices Program, the food labelling scheme under fire in the US.
US: Unilever to "phase out" Smart Choices labels
27 October 2009
Food giant Unilever is to "phase out" its use of the Smart Choices Program, the food labelling scheme under fire in the US.
US: Smart Choices Program halted on FDA probe
26 October 2009
The roll-out of food labels designed to help US shoppers eat more healthily has been halted after food safety officials started an investigation on whether nutrition claims within the labels were misleading.
US: More food makers in talks to join Smart Choices
10 August 2009
The number of US food manufacturers that have joined the Smart Choices Program, a labelling scheme drawn up to encourage healthy eating, is set to double within the next year, according to a leading nutritionist close to the initiative.
Question marks hang over US food labelling scheme
14 November 2008
In a fresh bid to show they're serious about rising obesity, US food manufacturers have joined forces to launch the Smart Choices Program, an industry-wide initiative to promote healthy eating through product labelling. The move has been broadly welcomed although the jury is out on which labels will be the most effective tool in getting the US healthy. Dean Best reports.
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