Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Tight controls on food labelling
The European Parliament has passed new laws to clamp down on misleading claims on food product labels.
All foods that make a new health claim will now have to be checked before they go on sale.
Statements such as 'low fat' will have to meet a standardised definition agreed by the EU.
And foods that make a nutrition claim - such as being low in salt - will have to make it clear on the same label if they are also high in fat or sugar.
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posted by I at 9:24 am
