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Making sure that fruit juice contains fruit!!
December 16, 2011 10:35 PM
Juice manufacturers will have to stick to stricter rules on the composition of fruit juices and ensure they stick to stricter labelling guidelines. Chelmsford's Lib Dem Euro MP Andrew Duff and colleagues voted yesterday for the "Fruit Juice directive" to improve the quality of drinks available across the European Union. It will make sure you know exactly which juices contain extra sugar or sweeteners.
Andrew Duff MEP, said the legislation was good example of all EU countries working together. "For many consumers with health issues such as diabetes and allergies it is vitally important to clearly state what has been put in their drinks.
"I am delighted that in the future it will be prohibited to put extra sugar in drinks labelled as fruit juice.
"And it will no longer be possible to market a product on the basis of only a minor ingredient if the juice is actually made up of a completely different fruit. No more apples disguised as strawberries!"
The new rules will come into force after a transition period of 18 months and will apply to all juice products regardless of whether they are produced in the EU or imported from elsewhere.
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