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Nutrition labelling
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What must go on a food label, and how should it look? Debate is heating up on the new EU regulation, with stakeholders airing views on the merits of guidance daily amounts and traffic light labels, and just what size font should be used for mandatory information. |
Food and the Czech presidency
08-Jan-2009 - The Czech presidency of the EU Council has published its work programme for the next six months, pledging progress on the food labelling regulation proposal, debate on food quality issues, simplification of the CAP and discussions on the policy’s future.
Industry salutes ‘deletion’ of national labelling schemes
01-Dec-2008 - The rapporteur’s report on the food information proposal has elicited a positive initial reaction from industry, but some sticking points still remain.
SMEs set to benefit from amendments to EU food labelling proposal
27-Nov-2008 - The draft report on the European Commission’s proposal for the provision of food information to consumers in the EU suggests substantial amendments which would offer small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) more flexibility.
EU-wide labelling study launched
26-Nov-2008 - A new research project is aiming to be the first Europe-wide study of the various food labelling schemes and their effects on consumer dietary habits through a unique observation of consumers in ‘real life’ settings.
Website aims to solve food labelling confusion
14-Nov-2008 - A new website due to launch in the UK next year aims to reduce consumer confusion over food labelling and ingredients, and enable tailored searching for products that meet specific needs.
EUFIC reveals results of European labelling survey
06-Nov-2008 - European consumers are generally aware of nutritional labelling systems and guideline daily amounts (GDA), according to a new survey – but not everyone actually looks for nutritional information on packaging.
CIAA keeps up pressure over labelling free-market fears
31-Oct-2008 - The issues of font size and co-existence of European and national front-of-pack nutrition schemes are still vital topics for discussions on the new labelling regulation, says the CIAA in advance of the rapporteur’s report.
EUFIC publishes first results of EU labelling survey
29-Sep-2008 - Most UK consumers are aware of guidance daily amounts (GDA) and traffic light labelling, but only one-in-four actually looks for nutritional information, according to a new survey from EUFIC.
Consultancy to integrate technical and compliance advice
26-Sep-2008 - A new consultancy in The Netherlands has been established to give more closely targeted advice to food developers on technical issues on the one hand, and how to comply with the changing regulatory landscape on the other.
FSA seeks research for allergy labelling changes
23-Sep-2008 - The UK’s Food Standards Agency is working on improving allergen labelling and control practices used by industry, with investigations set to kick off in November at an open meeting with researchers.
Industry decries too complex labelling proposal
02-Sep-2008 - The proposed regulation on food labelling is too complicated, makes unrealistic demands on font size, and will be burdensome for SMEs, a hearing has heard.
Food and the French presidency: Part two
18-Jul-2008 - In the second of two articles on food legislation under the new French presidency, FoodNavigator looks at the wish-list drawn up by the food and beverage industry.
Food and the French presidency: Part one
17-Jul-2008 - Over the next six months the French presidency of the EU will be operating in a tricky economic environment, with food prices are soaring and supply issues are affecting major commodities.
New guidelines aim to do away with misleading marketing terms
11-Jul-2008 - The UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA) has revised its guidance on the use of words such as 'fresh', 'natural' and 'pure' to provide clearer advice to manufacturers.
UK seeks improved strategy for industry clarity
09-Jul-2008 - Food businesses have suffered from confusing government policies, said the UK's Food and Drink Federation (FDF), which hopes Prime Minister Brown's new strategy will provide greater clarity.
CIAA questions need for labelling law
03-Jul-2008 - The need for new European legislation on nutrition labelling has been called into question by the CIAA (Confederation of Food and Drink Industries in Europe), as a survey indicates that uptake of its voluntary scheme has been significant.
SMEs step up labelling efforts in fight against obesity
24-Apr-2008 - Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly joining larger manufacturers in embracing voluntary food labelling, developed by the EU food and drink industry.
German industry seeks clarity over food labelling
18-Apr-2008 - The German government is keeping industry guessing about its preferred scheme for nutrition labelling, performing about turns between favouring a traffic light scheme or guidance daily amounts (GDA).
Deal could make traffic lights mandatory, claims report
25-Mar-2008 - Supermarkets in the UK could be 'forced' to adopt the Food Standards Agency's traffic light labelling scheme, claims newspaper.
Growth, consumer interests on the agenda for CIAA
20-Mar-2008 - The CIAA has highlighted several important areas of debate and strategic consideration for food manufacturers, which it is planning to address at its annual conference in November.
The significance of the EU labelling proposal
06-Feb-2008 - Owen Warnock, partner and food law expert at international law firm Eversheds, unpicks the new EU labelling proposal and assesses what it may mean for food manufacturers.
Commission calls for stricter, standardised labelling
30-Jan-2008 - The European Commission will vote on legislation to introduce mandatory regulations for food and drink labelling across Europe, putting an end to the current inconsistency.
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