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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8049

17 September 2001
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/food safety
Consumer representatives welcome Commission's proposal for comprehensive labelling of foodstuffs, but are unhappy with planned derogations

Brussels, 17/09/2001 (Agence Europe) - Consumer representatives gave a warm welcome, accompanied by some criticisms, to the Commission's new proposal to introduce more comprehensive food labelling requirements in the interests of consumers, particularly those suffering from food intolerance or allergies to certain ingredients (EUROPE of 7 September, p.8).

In a press release, BEUC (the European Consumers' Organisation) welcomed the introducing of allergen labelling for all food, including...

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