Food industry backs roadmap for EU-wide reformulation
The Roadmap for Action on Food Product Improvement is endorsed by member states, public health organisations and food industry operators, and includes commitments to reduce levels of salt, saturated fats and added sugars.
A deadline of 31 December 2020 to meet the agreed targets has been set.
President of industry lobby FoodDrinkEurope, Gilles Morel, welcomed the initiative to put product reformulation high on the EU agenda through public-private partnerships. National efforts should be coordinated at an EU-level whilst also taking into account the local context – national habits, diets and consumer preferences – where possible, he said.
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