California Prop. 37 ballot – “No” is prevailing

As we can see from the California Secretary of State official website, the Prop. 37 will be probably rejected. http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/ballot-measures/ Therefore, genetically engineered foods sold in California should continue not to have specific labeling requirements. Surely, the Prop. 37 had some loopholes and it was not the best regulation ever seen, but I believe that … Continue reading California Prop. 37 ballot – “No” is prevailing

Traffic light colour coding in UK

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 nutritionย labels useย red, … Continue reading Traffic light colour coding in UK