In line with good regulation principles the Food Standards Agency produces impact assessments to gauge the costs/benefits associated with proposed nutrition labelling legislation. These impact assessments are developed with input from all stakeholders including the food industry and are updated regularly to take into account the latest developments for new European Union legislation in this area. The latest draft impact assessment for Commission Directive 2008/100/EC is available at:
www.food.gov.uk/consultations/consulteng/2009/draftfoodlabelnutdecengregs
The European Commission proposal for a new regulation on the provision of food information for consumers is available at:
www.food.gov.uk/consultations/ukwideconsults/2008/infoprovision