Download or read book Innovations in Food Labelling written by Janice Albert and published by Woodhead Pub Limited. This book was released on 2010-01 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation Increasingly, consumers desire information about the health, safety, environmental and socioeconomic characteristics of food products. These traits often cannot be detected by sight, smell or taste; therefore, consumers must use food labels to select products that meet their needs and preferences. The growing consumer and industry interest in food labels presents challenges for governments, which must ensure that the product information is accurate, truthful and not misleading to consumers. With the increase in global trade in food, there is also a need to harmonize food labels so that product information is relevant to foreign markets. Innovations in food labelling provides information about the principles and requirements of food labelling and reviews the latest trends in this important area.