BRUSSELS THREATENS LEGAL ACTION OVER NUTRITION LABELLING FAILINGS
March 1st, 2010
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission is threatening legal action against Portugal and Cyprus for failing to insist food packaging is sold in their countries under rules laid down by the European Union's (EU) 'nutrition labelling for foodstuffs directive'. Brussels' concern is that these governments are not ensuring that labels carry recommended daily nutritional intake, energy conversion data and definitions. It has sent Lisbon and Nicosia a 'reasoned opinion', a legal final warning giving them two months to say how they will resolve this problem or ...
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