Press release - Breakfast foods: Parliament adopts new rules to improve consumer information
Parliament on Wednesday approved the provisional political agreement with Council on updated rules on the composition, name, labelling and presentation of certain 'breakfast' foodstuffs, the so-called “breakfast directives”, with 603 votes in favour, 9 against and 10 abstentions.
- Parliament on Wednesday approved the provisional political agreement with Council on updated rules on the composition, name, labelling and presentation of certain 'breakfast' foodstuffs, the so-called “breakfast directives”, with 603 votes in favour, 9 against and 10 abstentions.
- There will also be clearer labelling on sugar content in fruit juices as well as for minimum fruit content in jams and marmalades.
- You can read more about the new rules in the press release after the deal with EU countries.
- These initiatives will ensure that consumers are better informed and that both beekeepers and consumers are better protected against adulterated honey."