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The food companies say doing this will empower consumers, allowing them to make informed decisions about which foods are healthy. But consumer groups have cried foul. They point out that the Food Standards Agency, a government watchdog, is due to recommend a different type of labeling scheme next month: a “traffic light” system using colors to tell consumers whether products have low, medium or high levels of fat, salt and the like. The food firms, they say, have rushed to introduce their own, fuzzier guidelines first in a cynical attempt to undermine the government’s plan—which they fear might hurt their sales. In consumer tests, the traffic light performed better than rival labeling schemes.
Nevertheless, the food companies argue that the traffic-light system is too simplistic and likely to scare people away from certain products that are fine if consumed in moderation, or in conjunction with plenty of exercise — which most observers, including the medical profession, agree is crucial for anyone wanting to stay in shape. They also point out that they have competitors to worry about—namely the big supermarket chains with their own-label products. Last April, Tesco, the biggest of these, announced that it was rejecting the traffic-light system in favor of a less stark “signposting” approach. Its rivals fear that adopting color-coding could put them at a competitive disadvantage. Better labeling has become an important weapon of the food giants’ armory as they fight back against their critics but time tells which is favored by consumers.
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