Thursday, 05 December 2024
Food label nutrition declarations are used as an information source for the nutrient content of foods, to monitor reformulation progress. The aim of this study was to examine the conformance of declared nutrition information on sugar-sweetened carbonated beverages and processed cheese with European Commission (EC) guideline nutrition labelling tolerances.
In 2023, sugar-sweetened carbonated beverages (n=95) and processed cheeses (n=95) were sampled from the Irish market as part of the FRT’s salt and sugar monitoring programmes. Sugar-sweetened carbonated beverages and processed cheeses were analysed in the Public Analyst’s Laboratory, Galway (GPAL) using accredited laboratory analysis methods for salt and sugar. See the results here.
