date:Nov 16, 2012
g, as a substantial element of self-regulation promoted by a responsible industry. As a key tool in the fight against overweight and obesity, it was based on a broad agreement that meaningful information was needed to empower consumers to make informed choices, presented in 2006 to the EU Platform for Action on Diet, Physical Activity and Health, and fulfilled by 2009.
In 2011, the new regulation on food information to consumers was adopted, providing for a mandatory nutrition table on the back