SWEDES LAUNCH CLIMATE CHANGE LABELLING SYSTEM FOR FOOD
July 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
DETAILED rules have been announced in Sweden for a groundbreaking ecolabelling project that highlights food producers who reduce the amount of greenhouse gas they emit by at least 25%. Criteria for cereal, vegetable, dairy and fish products have now been launched (NOTE - ON JUNE 26) and standards for other product groups are due for release in October. A note from the 'Climate Labelling for Food' project said: "The purpose is to create a labelling system, which will...give consumers a chance to make a conscious climate choice..." ...
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