Table 4 Desired features of the “ideal” food label from different stakeholders’ views
From: Development of uniform food information –the case of front of package nutrition labels in the EU
Some of the desired feature in the label | Stakeholder(s) |
|---|---|
Voluntary | Swedish Food Federation; Italian Trade Business Federation; Italian Food and Drink Industry Federation |
Mandatory | Italian Consumer Association; Swedish Consumer Association |
Simplified information | Italian Consumer Association; Swedish Consumer Association; Swedish Food Federation |
Non-simplified information | Italian Trade Business Federation; Italian Food and Drink Industry Federation |
Based on portion size | Italian Food and Drink Industry Federation |
Non discriminating | Italian Food and Drink Industry Federation; Swedish Food Federation; Italian Trade Business Federation |