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Food labelling guidance notes

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By Chris Deaves
Chairman of Education and Husbandry, British Beekeepers' Association

Published Jul 24, 2008

Criteria for the use of the terms Fresh, Pure, Natural etc in food labelling PDF
The Food Standards Agency

The Food Standards Agency has recently revised its guidance document for some aspects of food labelling such as "Pure, Fresh, Natural". This follows a consultation process last year, to which the BBKA contributed. You can find a summary and a link to the document here or direct to the PDF from the link above.

If you are designing labels, it is worth reading.

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