Mandatory nutrition labeling is important due to the spread of health-conscious lifestyle

The healthy diet is increasing all in the world and in Hungary as well. People are more and more conscious for on food energy content, therefore the mandatory nutrition labeling is getting more and more important – the National Food Chain Safety Office’s (NÉBIH) food and feed safety director told M1 news channel on Wednesday.

Pleva Görgy added that due to the termination of the diabetic labeling in mid-July, patients with carbohydrate metabolism disorders can follow their needs with nutrition labeling. During the five-year period of preparation, manufacturers have had time to adapt to EU rules, which was mandatory in Hungary before the accession to the EU even in 2004. (MTI)