Final design of consistent nutritional labelling system given green light

19 Jun 2013 03:27 PM

People will now find it easier to make healthier choices about the food they eat with the new consistent front of pack nutritional label launched yesterday by Public Health Minister Anna Soubry.

This comes after research shows that people can end up bewildered by the different nutrition labels on food. The new label aims to make it easier for people to make healthier choices.

The consistent system will combine red, amber, green colour-coding and nutritional information to show how much fat, saturated fat, salt and sugar, and calories are in food products.

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