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New labelling regulations in Europe

A new Regulation covering all aspects of food labelling, including the size of the letters on packaging, came into force at the end of 2011.

It will make providing nutrition information on the back of packaged foods compulsory from 2016( previously it was optional unless a nutrition or health claim was made).

The format of nutrition labels will change slightly under the new rules and companies can start to use the new format straightaway, although the old rules( known as the Food Labelling Regulations) remain legal until 2014.