FOOD EXPERT WARNINGS OVER SUGAR CONTENT CLAIMS IN NEW EU NUTRITION LABEL REGIME
November 1st, 2006
BY ANDREW CAVE, in Bologna
CLAIMS of reduced sugar content in confectionery need to be carefully governed by the incoming European Union (EU) regulation on nutritional and health claims, according to European consumer group BEUC.
Barbara Gallani, BEUC food policy adviser, was speaking at a European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) conference attended by 200 delegates from government and companies including Cadbury Schweppes, Kraft Foods, Coca-Cola and Pepsico.
The regulation means nutrition and health claims can only be made if a food fits a certain nutrient ...
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