Food giant Unilever is to "phase out" its use of the Smart Choices Program, the food labelling scheme under fire in the US. |
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US: Smart Choices Program halted on FDA probe - Article (26th 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 - Article (10th 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 - Article (14th 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. |
