Food and Nutrition Labeling

Helps consumers...
...understand links betweens diet and health
...see how individual foods contribute to daily nutritional needs
...choose more healthy food

Incentive for companies...
...to improve the nutritional qualities os their product
...marketing opportunity

The label must be...
...clear and easy to read
...permanent
...easy visible
...not misleading


The ingredient list...
...all the ingredients must be listed in descending order of amount present, so the ingredient with greatest proportion os product's weight is listed first.

Why food additives?
...to maintain or improve safety and freshness of the food (e.g. antioxidants as preservative)
...to improve or maintain nutritional value (e.g. vitamin add to food)
...to improve taste, texture and appearance (e.g. colours)