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British MPs want food law to better protect consumers - 30 May 2012

An influential British parliamentary committee has issued a damning report on the government’s food policy, calling for more sustainable production and far clearer food labelling regulations to help consumers make better choices about what they eat.

Miracle sweetener stevia faces potential EU hurdles - 24 May 2012

The meteoric rise of Stevia, a natural and healthy alternative to sugar - a holy grail for the food industry - faces possible hurdles in being defined as "natural" in some European Union markets.

Lawmakers pave way for 222 food health claims - 22 March 2012

MEPs have upheld plans to create a fixed number of standardised nutritional claims on food and beverages, paving the way for 222 claims such as "low fat" or "reduced cholesterol" to be carried on food packaging.

MEPs vote to bar changes in nutritional labels - 02 February 2012

MEPs voted by a wide margin today (2 February) to ditch a European Commission plan for giving food producers new choices to promote products as having less fat, sugar or salt.

MEPs show little appetite for new ‘low-fat’ labels - 01 February 2012

A proposal to give food manufacturers more flexibility to promote their products as low in fat, sugar or salt has been a dealt blow when a parliamentary committee voted to block changes to nutritional labels. The full European Parliament is expected to consider the issue tomorrow (2 February). 

Commission to abolish notion of 'diet' foods - 24 June 2011

Food companies may no longer be able to register normal food products as "dietetic" as the European Commission is proposing to abolish the concept from EU legislation altogether.

Food industry's health claims fail EU science test - 11 April 2011

Only 20% of the claims submitted by the food industry received scientific backing from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the agency said last week.

EU delays decision on food health claims - 30 September 2010

The European Commission has decided to delay a proposal regarding permitted health claims made on foods until the end of 2011, following concerns by industry and the incapacity of the European Food Safety Agency to deal with the submitted dossiers.

Danone withdraws health claims on yoghurts - 16 April 2010

French food group Danone withdrew health claim applications on two of its bestselling yoghurts on Thursday (15 April), citing confusion about what scientific evidence was required from the company under the process to validate the claims.

Consumers 'sceptical' of snack industry's health claims - 21 September 2007

Consumers are actively seeking healthy snacks and beverages, a new study shows, but their scepticism towards the snack industry's health claims persists.

General applause for health claims deal - 17 May 2006

Both the consumer organisations and industry welcome the Council-Parliament compromise on nutrition and health claims on foods.

Debate on health claims far from being closed - 23 March 2006

The Parliament's ENVI Committee has adopted its recommendation for the Parliament's second reading on the regulation on health claims in food and drink.

Consumer groups seek end to misleading health claims on food and drink - 20 March 2006

Consumer organisations throughout the EU urge MEPs to "vote better the second time" on the regulation on nutrition and health claims and to only allow scientifically backed claims in food and drink.

Council strict on 'low fat' and 'sugar-free' claims - 09 December 2005

EU health ministers are unanimously backing the need to prove health claims scientifically before giving food producers authorisation to make these claims on their products.

Commission takes on obesity problem - 09 December 2005

A Commission's green paper on tackling obesity forms the basis for a public consultation on the promotion of healthy diets and physical activity in the EU.

Survey: Consumers rely on marketing claims when buying food - 02 September 2005

A European level consumer study finds that consumers make choices based on incomplete information and backs the Commission's stand on stricter regulation on health and nutrition claims made on foods.

EU health ministers stand firm on food labelling - 09 June 2005

EU ministers have reversed Parliament’s watering down of a proposed regulation on health claims on foods.

Parliament rejects strict rules on health claims for foods - 27 May 2005

Foods should be allowed to bear health claims such as 'low fat' even if the level of salt content is unhealthily high, votes Parliament.

MEPs drop compulsory labelling for 'healthy' food - 25 April 2005

The compulsory labelling of nutrient profiles for food products claimed to be light or healthy was voted down by MEPs in the Environment Committee out of concern that it would discriminate against some products.

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Food information for consumers - 10 May 2010

The EU is considering strict new food labelling rules to help consumers make healthy choices and tackle obesity, which has become a serious public health concern.

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