EU: Rome faces EU court battle over allergy labelling
By: Keith Nuthall | 14 May 2009
The European Commission has lost patience with the Italian government over its failure to introduce allergy labelling for food products, as mandated by EU law.
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The European Commission has lost patience with the Italian government over its failure to introduce allergy labelling for food products, as mandated by EU law.
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