Senate Committee For Economics Approves Food Content Info Dot Bill

05.03.2011 By Bostan Radu

The Romanian Senate's committee for economic matters on Tuesday approved a bill whereby food products will have a colored dot on their packaging to signal their healthy or harmful content.

The Romanian Senate's committee for economic matters on Tuesday approved a bill whereby food products will have a colored dot on their packaging to signal their healthy or harmful content.

According to the bill, drafted by democrat liberal senator Dumitru Florian Staicu, a green dot will be applied to healthy food products that can be consumed daily, an orange dot will be applied to products that must be consumed in moderation and a red dot will be an indicator of substances and food additives that can have negative health effects.

The Health Ministry will set the criteria based upon which food products will be applied the respective dots. The main criteria are the type and the amount of additives food products contain.

The Government has told the Senate it does not support the bill. The Agriculture Ministry and Consumer Protection Authority have also voiced their opposition.