EU: Consumer group hits out at EU labelling plans
By: just-food.com | 18 March 2010
Consumer lobbyists in Europe have criticised EU politicians for not helping shoppers choose healthier food after Brussels said that it would not push for the mandatory use of traffic-light labels.
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Consumer lobbyists in Europe have criticised EU politicians for not helping shoppers choose healthier food after Brussels said that it would not push for the mandatory use of traffic-light labels.
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