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"It is crucial that consumers should be informed in an honest, objective and easy-to-understand manner about the food that they consume. Although everyone believes that this is the primary purpose of this regulation, there was a great deal of disagreement and an enormous amount of lobbying from the industry. Steps in the right direction have been taken, but there were also missed opportunities here.
Good points include the clear declaration of allergens, the reporting of palm oil and an expansion of labelling of origin, although this does not go far enough. What is lacking, above all, is the mandatory declaration of the five most important ingredients (salt, sugar, fat, saturated fat and energy content) per 100 grams or 100 millilitres on the front of the packaging, as well as the prohibition of, or at least the mandatory declaration of, saturated fats.
I therefore hope that the Commission study delivers the results that consumers need within three years. For other subjects, too – such as the issues relating to slaughter without the use of anaesthetic, labelling of alcohol and the expansion of origin labels – we expect objective and driven proposals from the Commission.
Finally, the industry should strictly apply this regulation and must be supervised in that regard with appropriate checks and sanctions."@en1
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