Food Labelling (Hansard, 28 June 2001)

§ Jim Dobbin
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made in improving food labelling. [594]

§ Yvette Cooper
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has adopted a wide ranging action plan to tackle the issues consumers have identified as priorities for improving food labelling. The FSA is pressing for changes to European law and international standards and has established a number of working groups to explore the potential for voluntary improvements.
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§ Mr. Randall
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to improve the regulations covering the clarity of food labelling. [595]

§ Yvette Cooper
We are committed to giving consumers more choice by improving food labelling. The Food Labelling Regulations 1996 require key labelling information to be easily visible, easy to understand, legible and indelible.
The Food Standards Agency has established a working group to advise on ways of making labels clearer and easier to use. The working group is currently analyzing

Regulatory Bodies contact details

Regulatory Body Address Contact Contact

UKCC—United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing 23 Portland Place, London WIN 4JT CE/Registrar: Sue Norman President: Alison Norman

GMC—General Medical Council 178 Great Portland Street, London W1N 6JE President: Sir Donald Irvine Registrar: Finally Scott

RPSGB—Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain 1 Lambeth High Street, London SE1 7IN Secretary/Registrar: Anne Lewis President: Mr. P. L. Marshall Davies

CPSM—Council for the Professions Supplementary to Medicine Park House, 184 Kennington Park Load, London SE11 4BU Chair Professor: Brian Edwards Registrar: Mike Hall

GDC—General Dental Council 37 Wimpole Street, London W1M 8DQ President: Professor Nairn Wilson CE/Registrar: Antony Townsend

GOC—General Optical Council 41 Harley Street, London WIG 8DJ Chair: Rosie Varley Registrar (from 2 January 2000): Peter Coe

ROstC—Royal Osteopathic Council Osteopathy House, 176 Tower Bridge, London SE1 3LU Chair: Nigel Clarke CE/Registrar: Madeleine Graggs

GChC—General Chiropractic Council 3rd Floor North, 344–354 Grays Inn Read, London WC1X 8BP Chair: Norma Morris Registrar: Margaret Coats

Regulatory Bodies contact details
Regulatory Body	Address	Contact	Contact
UKCC—United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing	23 Portland Place, London WIN 4JT	CE/Registrar: Sue Norman	President: Alison Norman
GMC—General Medical Council	178 Great Portland Street, London W1N 6JE	President: Sir Donald Irvine	Registrar: Finally Scott
RPSGB—Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain	1 Lambeth High Street, London SE1 7IN	Secretary/Registrar: Anne Lewis	President: Mr. P. L. Marshall Davies
CPSM—Council for the Professions Supplementary to Medicine	Park House, 184 Kennington Park Load, London SE11 4BU	Chair Professor: Brian Edwards	Registrar: Mike Hall
GDC—General Dental Council	37 Wimpole Street, London W1M 8DQ	President: Professor Nairn Wilson	CE/Registrar: Antony Townsend
GOC—General Optical Council	41 Harley Street, London WIG 8DJ	Chair: Rosie Varley	Registrar (from 2 January 2000): Peter Coe
ROstC—Royal Osteopathic Council	Osteopathy House, 176 Tower Bridge, London SE1 3LU	Chair: Nigel Clarke	CE/Registrar: Madeleine Graggs
GChC—General Chiropractic Council	3rd Floor North, 344–354 Grays Inn Read, London WC1X 8BP	Chair: Norma Morris	Registrar: Margaret Coats