Food: Labelling
(asked on 14th March 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with food manufacturers on calorie labelling per portion on pre-packaged foods.
My Rt. hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has not had any recent discussions with the food and drinks industry on calorie labelling, including carbohydrate content, on pre-packaged foods or food sold in restaurants, cafes, fast food outlets and takeaways.
The mandatory nutrient declaration for pre-packaged food must include values for carbohydrate and calories. We welcome the actions taken by responsible producers and retailers who have adopted the front of pack and out of home nutrition labelling schemes. Businesses that have adopted the front of pack nutrition labelling scheme account for approximately two thirds of the market for pre-packed foods and drinks, and around a quarter of the food consumed outside the home currently has calories labelled at the point of choice, for example on menus and menu boards. But the challenge to industry to make further progress remains.
The United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union will give us greater flexibility to determine what information should be presented on packaged food, and how it should be displayed. We want to build on the success of our current labelling scheme, and review additional opportunities to go further and ensure we are using the most effective ways to communicate information. This might include clearer visual labelling, such as teaspoons of sugar, that help consumers understand more about the sugar content in packaged food and drink.
There has been no central assessment of the merits of introducing mandatory recommended dietary allowance guidelines on fast food packaging or in fast food outlets.
1. Calorie labelling for food and drink served outside of the home
27/07/2020 - Department of Health and Social Care
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Found: 1 Title:
Mandating
calorie labelling
of food and drink in out
-of-home
settings
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2. Open consultation: Updating the government buying standards for food and catering services (GBSF)
21/05/2019 - Department of Health and Social Care
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Found: The Government Buying Standards
for Food and Catering Services
(GBSF): updating the nutrition
3. Calorie labelling for food and drink served outside of the home
27/07/2020 - Department of Health and Social Care
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Found: October 2018
Consultation on mandating
calorie labelling in the out
-of-home sector
2 DH ID box
4. Calorie labelling for food and drink served outside of the home
27/07/2020 - Department of Health and Social Care
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Found: 1 Title
: Mandating
energy labelling of food and drink in
out-of-home
settings
IA No:
13009
5. Calorie reduction: guidelines for the food industry
07/09/2020 - Public Health England (PHE)
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Found:
Calorie r
eduction
T
echnical report
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guidelines for industry,
2017 baseline
calorie
levels
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