Calls for nutrition labels on all food packaging to be mandatory
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Calls for nutrition labels on all food packaging to be mandatory
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"The call follows research by the organisation which revealed that shoppers favour the existing traffic light labelling system. However, the study also indicated a desire for improvements, specifically more prominent placement and increased size of these labels. Introduced in 2013, the traffic light system employs green, amber, and red indicators to denote low, medium, and high levels of fat, saturated fat, sugar, and salt, alongside calorie information."
Journalists are being deployed to cover reproductive rights, climate change and Big Tech, funded by donations to keep reporting freely accessible without paywalls. Donations support sending reporters to gather facts and present multiple perspectives. Consumer group Which? is urging the government to mandate front-of-pack nutrition labels amid the nation's obesity crisis. Research found shoppers favour the traffic light labelling system but want improvements, including more prominent placement and larger labels. The traffic light system, introduced in 2013, uses green, amber and red indicators for fat, saturated fat, sugar and salt plus calorie information. Its use by manufacturers remains voluntary and inconsistent.
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