Nutrition labelling in the EU: Should food have an EU-wide, front-of-pack label?
By France24
13 May 2023 |
12:08 pm
Nutrition labelling has been mandatory on all pre-packaged foods since 13 December 2016 (EU Regulation 1169/2011 of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers). However, the way in which nutrition information is presented on the front-of-pack (FOP) is not harmonized by European law.
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