EU FOOD CONFEDERATION LAUNCHES NUTRITION LABELLING SCHEME
July 1st, 2006
BY ALAN OSBORN
A voluntary scheme for providing nutrition labelling on drinks sold in the 25 EU countries has been agreed by the EU Confederation of Food and Drink Industries (CIAA), the manufacturers' association. The labels will include nutrients, nutrition content per drink and guidelines for daily amounts (GDAs). An EU directive to enforce nutritional labelling - which goes further than the CIAA proposals - is currently being considered by the EU's legislative bodies. The CIAA repeated that the current directive should be simplified.
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A voluntary scheme for providing nutrition labelling on drinks sold in the 25 EU countries has been agreed by the EU Confederation of Food and Drink Industries (CIAA), the manufacturers' association. The labels will include nutrients, nutrition content per drink and guidelines for daily amounts (GDAs). An EU directive to enforce nutritional labelling - which goes further than the CIAA proposals - is currently being considered by the EU's legislative bodies. The CIAA repeated that the current directive should be simplified.
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