Brussels, Belgium, Nov 25, 2024 (AFP) - EU grocery shoppers 'fooled' by 'maze' of food labels: audit

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2024-11-25

European grocery shoppers are at risk of "being fooled" by a proliferation of confusing and sometimes misleading food labels, EU auditors said Monday, calling on the bloc to improve current rules. Labelling in the EU is meant to give consumers accurate and honest information on the contents of their food so they can make informed decisions about what they are buying. But due to gaps in EU rules consumers can easily get "lost in a maze" of puzzli......

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