COMPOUND LABELLING
October 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALL
FINAL agreement has been secured on updating EU food labelling legislation so all compound ingredients are named, scrapping a rule allowing their omission when, together, they are less than a quarter of the final product. The legislation also forces labelling to declare when potential allergens are present; a list of risky ingredients will be maintained by the European Commission.
FINAL agreement has been secured on updating EU food labelling legislation so all compound ingredients are named, scrapping a rule allowing their omission when, together, they are less than a quarter of the final product. The legislation also forces labelling to declare when potential allergens are present; a list of risky ingredients will be maintained by the European Commission.
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