Blow to obesity campaign as food watchdog refuses to back ‘traffic light’ warning labels
Mar 11th, 2010 | Filed under DailyMail
Add to My Stories Low, medium or high: The traffic light warning labels allows shoppers to quickly check the unhealthy elements of food such as fat, calories and salt content Demands for compulsory ‘traffic light’ warnings on food packs to steer shoppers away from an unhealthy diet have been abandoned by the Food Standards Agency. The news drew condemnation from consumer groups and health campaigners who accused the organisation of backing down to the might of food giants. Research by the watchdog demonstrates that consumers support red, amber and green labels on food products to help identify those that are high, medium or low in key ingredients.

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