§ Lord Morris of Manchesterasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether a report on the operation of the European Community Nutrition Labelling Directive (90/496/EEC) has yet been submitted to the European Parliament, as required in Article 11; and whether action has been taken under Article 6(2) to develop graphical representation. [HL5936]
§ Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:No, the Commission has not yet submitted a report on the application of the directive to the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers, however it has indicated that it plans to propose revisions to the directive during 2003. The Food Standards Agency is pressing the Commission to introduce compulsory nutrition labelling for all foods and a clearer format for nutrition information.
No action has been taken to develop a format for graphical presentation of nutrition labelling information.