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New food labelling system given go-ahead

25th October 2012

A new, consistent system of front-of-pack food labelling has been announced by the government that aims to make it easier for consumers to make healthy choices.

The system will combine guideline daily amounts, colour coding and high/medium/low text, making it easy to tell at a glance how much fat, salt and sugar a given piece of food contains.

This new design has been devised following a three-month consultation with retailers, manufacturers and other interested parties and will help unify the disparate labelling conventions presently in place.

Research has shown that this inconsistency is currently confusing many customers, a situation that should be corrected when the new system comes into effect in summer 2013.

Public health minister Anna Soubry said: "Obesity and poor diet cost the NHS billions of pounds every year. Making small changes to our diet can have a big impact on our health."

Key elements of current food labelling include the so-called "traffic light" colour-coding system, through which products are given red, yellow or green ratings depending on how healthy they are.ADNFCR-8000103-ID-801476095-ADNFCR

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