There are some news about the list of permitted nutrition claims. With the EU Regulation 1047/2012, published on 9th November, conditions are introduced for the use of the claim "no sodium / salt added" and some additional and specific conditions are provided for the claim "reduced to [name of the nutrient]" with reference to saturated fats and sugars. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:310:0036:0037:EN:PDF … Continue reading News regarding permitted nutrition and health claims – Reg. UE 1047/2012 and 1048/2012
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 nutrition labels use red, … Continue reading Traffic light colour coding in UK
