The British Department of Health, after 3 month UK-wide consultation, has invited mass market retailers to adopt this type of nutrition labeling in the first half of 2013. http://www.dh.gov.uk/health/2012/10/nutrition-labelling/ Here you can find the system description, directly from the UK National Health Service (NHS) website: "Traffic light colour coding Some front of pack nutritionΒ labels useΒ red, … Continue reading Traffic light colour coding in UK
Disruptive impact of California Prop. 37
On 6 November 2012, Californians will vote this historical Proposition that would require genetically modified foods in supermarkets to be labeled. The Prop. is also known as "The Right to Know Genetically Engineered Foods Act". I find really interesting the emphasis one the expression "Right to Know". The new Regulation EU n. 1169/2011 on the … Continue reading Disruptive impact of California Prop. 37
