EU FOOD HEALTH CLAIMS LAW COULD STIFLE INNOVATION WARN EXPERTS
June 1st, 2009
BY DAVID HAWORTH
THE EUROPEAN Union's (EU) incoming food health claims labelling regulation was given a drubbing by industry experts and politicians at a conference earlier this week (NOTE - JUNE 2) who called for "time out" on the laws' implementation to allow for an impact assessment.
As things stand, they said, the regulation was too rigid and restrictive and could damage innovation in the European food sector causing it to lose out to outside competitors.
Dr Ivan Baines of the Max Planck Institute told the conference: "The regulation in its ...
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