NEW EUROPEAN COMMISSION MAY PUSH HARMONISATION OF EU FOOD LABELLING
September 1st, 2019
THE INCOMING European Commission, under a new president Ursula von der Leyen, may seek to further harmonise European Union (EU) food labelling rules, especially demanding more transparency on nutrition, a response to a European Parliament questionnaire have indicated.
This pledge comes from the nominee for new EU health commissioner, Stella Kyriakides, a Cypriot parliamentarian, whose EU role includes being responsible for food safety and standards across the union.
In her response to MEP’s questions, she said would push to harmonise food labelling rules, ...
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