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Monday, February 22, 2010

Nutrition labelling in different product

Nutrition labelling
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.


New EU organic logo unveiled
08-Feb-2010 - The European Commission has today announced the winner of its contest to design a new logo to appear on all organic food and beverage products in the European Union: a leaf-shaped design from Germany that attracted 63 per cent of the votes.

Food nutrition labels fail to impress European consumers
27-Jan-2010 - Less than one-third of European consumers look for nutrition labels when shopping, according to a new study by the European Food Information Council (EUFIC) published in the Journal of Public Health.

Allergen cross-contamination raises labeling concerns
26-Jan-2010 - Cross-contamination of allergens in food products may reach levels that are of public health relevance, says a new study from The Netherlands.

New evidence of need for clearer COOL info
15-Jan-2010 - Consumers are confused about what country of origin labelling actually means, finds a new research synthesis that reinforces the case for greater clarity.

Food sector sets out priorities for next six months
04-Jan-2010 - The CIAA has signalled its priorities for Spain’s six month presidency of the EU, with competitiveness, food information, novel foods revisions, research and sustainability topping the bill.

EFSA health claim opinion
EFSA rejects ‘poor quality’ cranberry health claim
23-Dec-2009 - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has dismissed a second article 14 urinary tract infection (UTI)-cranberry extract health claim.

British Heart Foundation survey sparks festive food spat
21-Dec-2009 - UK food manufacturers have slammed the latest report from the British Heart Foundation which alleges they are misleading mothers with false information about the fat, salt and sugar content of their children’s foods.

Front-of-pack ‘traffic-lights’ ineffective for health choices: Study
17-Dec-2009 - Traffic-light labelling on the front of food packages do not change the relative healthiness of consumer purchases, says a new study from Oxford University.

Pinning down European food policy debate: Report
17-Dec-2009 - Globalised food safety issues, demand for sustainable production, new technologies and Europe-wide food labelling will shape upcoming food policy debate, according to a new report.

Irish like GDAs or traffic lights, but not both
02-Dec-2009 - Irish consumers find GDAs to be a useful tool for judging foods’ nutritional value, but a scheme combining GDA info with colour-coding is not popular, indicates a new FSAI survey.

Consumers want consistent portion info, IGD
01-Dec-2009 - Nutritional info should be given per portion not just per 100g, say new IGD guidelines to help food businesses provide consistent information on portion sizes.

Calorie guidance could be too low, says SACN
16-Nov-2009 - Scientists advising the UK government have called for an increase in recommended energy requirement levels.

Nutrition of lunchbox foods attacked
16-Nov-2009 - Consumer watchdog Which? is campaigning for strict rules on the sugar, salt and fat content in foods that appear to be healthy, following a study of foods commonly put in kids’ lunchboxes.

Australians need simpler salt labelling scheme: Study
28-Oct-2009 - Many Australian consumers are aware of the risk of high blood pressure due to excess salt intake, but a new study indicates that many have trouble interpreting labelling info that lists sodium, rather than salt.

Australia, NZ to review burden of food labelling laws
26-Oct-2009 - Australia and New Zealand are to undertake a review of food labelling laws and policy to reduce the regulatory burden on food companies without compromising health and safety.

Consumer response to health claims varies by country: Study
23-Oct-2009 - Italians are unswayed by healthy messages and images on foods, whereas the Finnish respond to medical pictures and British consumers are more likely to buy foods making even a weak health claim, indicates new research.

Shoppers still prepared to pay for healthier foods, says research
19-Oct-2009 - Consumers are prepared to pay more for foods that note health attributes on packs, and are becoming more aware and sophisticated in their attitudes to diet and food labelling, according to research from Tate & Lyle.

Questions posed for three-pronged nutrition labelling scheme
30-Jul-2009 - A new consultation starts today on practical issues to developing a colour coded GDA front-of-pack labelling scheme that includes the words ‘high, medium and low’.

Consumers don't trust food industry portion sizes, report finds
23-Jul-2009 - Consumers do not trust portion sizes given on food packages and buy extra to ensure they have enough to eat, finds IGD research has found; industry needs to communicate better the basis of portion sizes.

Consumers prepared to pay for nutritional panel: Study
16-Jul-2009 - Spanish consumers are more willing to pay a premium for food products that carry a nutritional panel on packaging than for those that just make a ‘light’ claim, according to researchers.

Traffic light-GDA combo best in UK labelling study
07-May-2009 - Latest round of research to identify the ideal front-of-pack labelling scheme indicates that a combination of traffic lights and GDAs is best understood by consumers.

EFSA advises raising carbohydrate reference intake
06-May-2009 - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has given its view of proposed reference intake levels for energy, total fat, saturates, carbohydrates, sugars and salt – suggesting that the carbohydrate level be revised upwards.

Nutrition label use a pleasant surprise for FLABEL
04-May-2009 - A new survey by FLABEL indicates widespread listing of nutritional information on food products across the EU and Turkey, with 85 per cent of goods surveyed giving info back-of-pack and 48 per cent front-of-pack.

Further evidence backs traffic light food label scheme
06-Apr-2009 - The traffic light system for front-of-pack food labelling is the most effective in helping people identify healthier food products, a new study of Australian consumers has found.

FSA keeps protein cap in place, industry objects
26-Mar-2009 - The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) yesterday confirmed the implementation of a protein cap that limits products such as cereals being advertised to children.

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