Tag: Responsibility Deal pledge on Front of Pack Labeling

• Sunday, June 21st 2015 - 14:27 UTC

  US gives food manufacturers until 2018 to remove artificial 'trans' fats

  

  Based on a thorough review of the scientific evidence, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration finalized its determination that partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), the primary dietary source of artificial 'trans' fat in processed foods, are not “generally recognized as safe” or GRAS for use in human food. Food manufacturers will have three years to remove PHOs from products, said FDA.

• Tuesday, September 9th 2014 - 03:44 UTC

  UK Coca Cola adopts color coded labeling with nutritional information

  

  Coca-Cola Great Britain (CCGB) is adopting the UK Government’s voluntary front of pack nutrition labeling scheme, which combines nutrient amounts and percentage Reference Intakes (RIs) with color-coding to show how much fat, saturated fat, salt, sugar and energy (calories) is in a product.