SEVEN EUROPEAN UNION STATES ARGUE BRITISH TRAFFIC LIGHT LABELLING BREAKS EU LAW
March 1st, 2016
The European Commission should not accept the voluntary ‘traffic light’ food labelling system used in the UK where ‘red’ means high, ‘amber’ medium, and ‘green’ low levels of fat, sugar, salt and calories, seven European Union (EU) member states are arguing. They and the meat processing industry warn that most meat products would gain a ‘red’ label under the system, deterring sales, with traditional product manufacturers having little leeway to reformulate products to gain amber or green light labels.
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