Foodlaw-Reading
Dr David Jukes, The University of Reading, UK
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BEUC News Item, 19 December 2022
Consumer and public health organisations have today urged the European Commission to come forward with its proposal on a front-of-pack nutrition labelling as soon as possible. BEUC, the European Heart Network and the European Public Health Alliance have sent a joint letter to relevant EU Commissioners.
While rates of overweight and obesity for both adults and children in Europe remain at worrying high levels, not enough is being done to help fight the root causes of this public health crisis. At the same time, front-of-pack nutritional labelling, backed up by robust independent scientific evidence, has been clearly recognised by health experts as one which can tangibly help make the healthier choice the easier choice for consumers.
As the debate on this information tool becomes increasingly polarised and less grounded in scientific evidence, BEUC and the health groups urge the Commission to not lose sight of the central purpose of this policy tool: to help consumers to make healthier choices in time-pressured environments such as busy supermarkets.
This means a front-of-pack nutrition label which uses colour codes, based on uniform reference amounts and with proven efficacy in helping consumers to understand and compare food and drink based on their nutritional value.
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BEUC Letter: Public health and consumer groups ask for a timely proposal on Front-of-Pack Nutritional Labelling A copy of the letter is available on this site (click on image). |
