Taiwan to tweak nutrition labelling regulations
Taiwan’s regulators plan to revise food labelling requirements in July after a period of public consultation.
According to the Chemlinked Food Portal, the new rules will require “food for special medical purposes” to be labelled along the lines of “not suitable for consumption by people in good health, and should be consumed under the guidance of doctors or dieticians”.
Food containing protein to provide basic energy and nutrients for patients will no longer be be required to state: “This product should not be consumed alone for balanced nutrition.”
And low-sodium table salt and soy sauce not intended for not intended for medical purposes will no longer be regarded or labelled as such.
