External Affairs

Responding to consultations

As a consultation response is submitted on behalf of the membership, the Society would like to encourage members to submit comments to ensure the overall tone of the response truly reflects that of the membership.

FRONT OF PACK NUTRITION LABELLING (NORTHERN IRELAND)
Governments across the UK are seeking to bring more consistency to the use of Front of Pack (FoP) nutrition labelling with the objective of providing the best possible information to help consumers make healthier choices. An open Food Standards Agency consultation details current use of FoP in the UK, highlights the new legal framework for FoP in Regulation EU 1169/2011 on the Provision of Food Information to Consumers and reviews recent research into consumer understanding and use of FoP information. For details of the consultation and to contribute to the Society's response, please visit the news section of the website.  The deadline for response is 29 June 2012.