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The commission feels that a colour-coded food labelling scheme would be 'oversimplified'. (Photo: EUobserver)

EU unveils new food labelling proposals amid obesity concerns

The European Commission is hoping to reduce the growing problem of obesity in Europe with simpler, larger, more harmonised food labelling rules across the Union.

Health commissioner Markos Kyprianou unveiled a legislative proposal on Wednesday (30 January) that would see key nutritional information such as sugar, fat and salt content displayed on the front of the label of pre-packaged food.

"Food labels can have a huge influence on consumers' purchasing decisions," said the commis...

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The commission feels that a colour-coded food labelling scheme would be 'oversimplified'. (Photo: EUobserver)

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