Ireland releases 2023 report on nutrition labelling for pre-packaged sugary sweetened carbonated drinks and processed cheese

The report states that 1.1% of sugary sweetened carbonated drinks exceed the EU sugar nutrition labeling allowable value, which shows that nutrition labels provide reliable information on sugar content. 9.5% of processed cheeses exceed the EU salt nutrition labeling allowable value, and more than half of the unqualified processed cheeses have a small deviation from the allowable value. In general, the salt content declaration of Irish food is in good compliance with the EU nutrition labeling allowable value. FSAI also found that 98.5% of breakfasts meet the EU salt nutrition labeling allowable value. 99.3% of soups, sauces, bread and other foods meet the EU salt nutrition labeling allowable value. The sugar content declaration of sugary sweetened carbonated beverage labels and the salt content declaration of processed cheese labels accurately reflect the changes in food nutritional ingredients and food formulas. The report also stipulates the goal of reducing the salt and sugar ...