Global and regional developments on nutrition labelling were discussed in a recent seminar and workshop.

NUTRITION labelling is a declaration of the amount of energy and nutrients in a food product on its label.

This is to enable the consumer to know the type of nutrients contained in the product, as well as allowing him to compare the nutritional value of different brands of a similar product.

In this way, the consumer is able to make an informed choice before purchasing a particular pre-packaged food. furthermore, nutrition labels are intended to raise the consumer