EU FUNDED FOOD LABELLING PROJECT WILL MAKE PACKAGING CLAIMS ACCURATE AND CLEAR
November 1st, 2008
BY MONICA DOBIE
AN EU-FUNDED research project is to develop models guaranteeing the accuracy of health claims on food labelling and improve visual and linguistic formats, making such messages easily understood by consumers across Europe.
The three-year Euro 2.8 million Food Labelling to Advance Better Education for Life (FLABEL) aims to determine how nutrition information on food labels can affect dietary choices, consumer habits and food-related health issues by researching both the label and other factors.
Laura Smillie, FLABEL spokeswoman said the project ...
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