THE EU COMMISSION REQUIRES MORE TRANSPARENCY ON ALCOHOL LABELLING
June 1st, 2018
European alcohol producers will have to improve their proposal for a voluntary labelling code for alcohol, according to the European Commission, which has branded the plan as too inconsistent. European Union (EU) health and food safety Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis told just-drinks that he was concerned that different information requirements would be made according to the product sold. He added that the ‘Self-regulatory proposal from the European alcoholic beverages sectors on the provision of nutrition information and ingredients listing’ does not ...
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