Advances in Food and Beverage Labelling, 1st Edition
Product Details
An important review of recent advances in labelling research and regulation, covering issues such as nutrition and hazard information, health claims and standardisation, as well as new labelling technologies and consumer issues.
Key Features
- Brings together contributions from industry, trade bodies, government and academia.
- Offers timely advice for those concerned with the legal framework for food labelling, with information about the EU Food Information Regulation, as well as the US market.
- Reviews issues surrounding nutrition and health claims and GM, ethical and environmental labelling.
Description
Advances in Food and Beverage Labelling reviews recent advances in labelling research and regulation, covering issues such as nutrition and hazard information, traceability, health claims and standardisation, as well as new labelling technologies and consumer issues. The EU Food Information Regulation will come into force in December 2014 and the book is designed to provide timely and useful information to manufacturers in this area, as well as on a global scale. Part one covers the different types of information that can, or must be present on a food label. Part two looks at recent developments in food labelling technology, regulations and enforcement.