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Industry is investing heavily in health, says progress report

07-Aug-2009 - Amount (GDA) labels to inform consumers,” said Dempsey. “In addition, many companies have adopted ethical

Questions posed for three-pronged nutrition labelling scheme

30-Jul-2009 - A new consultation starts today on practical issues to developing a colour coded GDA front ... A new consultation starts today on practical issues to developing a colour coded GDA front ... information in an integrated label. For sugars, it is interested to know whether the GDA value should ... nutrition labelling, GDA, traffic lights

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CIAA agrees with EFSA carb view

18-May-2009 - ’s proposal. The levels in line with values in the CIAA’s own guidance daily amounts (GDA) labelling scheme. ... CIAA, GDA, EFSA, carbohydrates

Traffic light-GDA combo best in UK labelling study

07-May-2009 - Traffic light-GDA combo best in UK labelling study ... the system currently being proposed by the EU has considerable resemblance to the guidance daily amount (GDA : the combination of GDA percentages with traffic light colours and the text ‘high’, ‘medium’ and ‘low’ (70 per cent

EFSA advises raising carbohydrate reference intake

06-May-2009 - to that already used in the guidance daily amounts (GDA) scheme, developed and implemented by the food industry stakeholders are convinced that at GDA-like scheme is the best approach for food labelling in Europe, however

CIAA highlights industry progress on diet-related illness

05-May-2009 - as many major retailers. It said: “The GDA system helps consumers better understand the nutritional groups called Stop-GDA. The campaign group argues that GDAs can be misleading because they are based

Nutrition label use a pleasant surprise for FLABEL

04-May-2009 - nutritional labelling system. The researchers reported high levels of awareness of GDA: generally, over

DoH obesity strategy makes calories a priority

07-Apr-2009 - of consumers. Calorie per portion information is a core element of the GDA labelling system

Further evidence backs traffic light food label scheme

06-Apr-2009 - to the guidance daily amount (GDA) method developed and implemented by the food industry, which has been provides and are the Australian equivalent of GDA. However, there are no standard serving sizes

Dispatches from Reformulation Symposium

New margarine takes modular approach to saturated fat

30-Mar-2009 - of the guidance daily amount, or GDA), compared to 0.8g when made with Novarin 60 (4 per cent of the GDA cent of the guidance daily amount, or GDA for a moderately active adult), compared to 0.8g when made

Kellogg's refutes sugar laden cereal claims

27-Oct-2009 - that their products are clearly labelled with guideline daily amounts (GDA) of nutrients. It said that every pack of its cereals carries GDA labelling to help shoppers see exactly how many calories and how much salt

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Floods disrupt Kellogg efforts to restart plant after Listeria probe

29-Sep-2009 - Department of Agriculture (GDA) discovered traces of Listeria monocytogene in a food sample. On September , the GDA confirmed: “The Kellogg’s plant involved in the recall is not currently producing any food

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Kellogg plant still closed but no listeria found

16-Sep-2009 - of Agriculture (GDA) discovered traces of Listeria monocytogenes in a food sample. The company issued a

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Kellogg plant halts production on listeria discovery

03-Sep-2009 - officials from the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) found Listeria monocytogenes in a food sample of the contamination, said a GDA statement. The company will carry out a full regimen of cleaning and sanitisation

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Weekly comment

Time to quieten the nutrition label noise

26-Jan-2009 - governments have chosen to focus consumer education – whether that is GDA or colored keyholes, for example is the European one which gives guideline daily amounts (GDA) per serving. Again, consistency has proved ... FLABEL, nutrition labeling, traffic lights, GDA

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Hopes for new labeling program to become industry standard

27-Oct-2008 - (GDA). A system recently adopted by Mars US. Amanda Sourry, senior vice president and general grains. Calories per serving will also appear on the front. The GDA system, developed

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Mars US adopts European-style nutrition labels

20-Oct-2008 - the Guideline Daily Amount (GDA) nutrition labeling scheme on its products, as part of its health and nutrition ) was failing to crack down on false or misleading food labeling and suggested a system similar to GDA

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FDA slammed for lax claims policing

13-Oct-2008 - Amount (GDA) scheme that had been voluntarily implemented by sections of the food industry in the UK ... FDA, food labeling, GDA

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Traffic light labelling debuts on indulgent treats

19-Aug-2008 - , Guidance Daily Amount (GDA) and a hybrid of the two. The labelling schemes are currently only voluntary procedures. It supported a front-of-pack scheme similar to the GDA format, but also left the way open

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Choices healthy food symbol set for scientific review

26-Mar-2008 - guidance daily amount (GDA) scheme.

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