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| 04/07/2012 |
Health Minister Calls For Calorie Labelling On Menus |
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Food businesses will be given six months to voluntarily introduce calorie menu labelling, or else face the possible introduction of a compulsory scheme, Minister for Health James Reilly has said.
Mr Reilly today backed a called by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) for the introduction by food businesses of labelling showing the calorie content of meals and portions they serve.
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Support for the initiative was significantly lower among food businesses, many of which raised concerns over their lack of expertise in calculating calories, the potential cost, and the time involved in drawing up calorie menus.
The authority says it recognises that food businesses will have to be given technical support in order to overcome these barriers.
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