Nutrition Meets Food Science

Are food labels communicating effectively with consumers

Food labels provide information so that consumers can make an informed choice before purchase. To effectively communicate, food labels must satisfy these conditions: (1) reduce information overload; secondly...

Are labelling compliance requirements clear to businesses

Nutrition labelling first introduced in 2008 (PFA), only required declaring the “big four” nutrient amounts; energy (kcal), protein, carbohydrate (including quantity of sugar) and fat. Expressing the amount of...

Food Labels: an overview

In earlier times when Foods were sold loose, the consumers could sniff even taste the product to ensure that it is safe to consume. With the advent of industrialization, the products are now available in...

What does the quantity of declared nutrients according to established practice mean?

It is well recognized that nutrient(s) added or present in foods when measured may differ from amounts declared on labels. This is due to uncertainty in measurement and influencing ecosystems. With this...

Simple and well composed regulations improve compliance

Nutra 2016 regulation is a prime example of how regulations should never be made: complicated, confusing and messy. India is a major world economy to consider supplements as foods under the Food Safety and...

Food Labels: an overview

In earlier times when Foods were sold loose, the consumers could sniff even taste the product to ensure that it is safe to consume. With the advent of industrialization, the products are now available in packed...

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