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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