1. INFLUENCE OF CONSUMER PERCEPTION ON NEW FOOD PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

2. Legislation and Consumers

3. 0.5 ECTS AIM: To consider some legal aspects when launching a new food product to the market.

4. After succesful completion of this unit you should be able to: Formulate a sample product with permitted ingredients in the EU Evaluate which additives and in which quantities can be used State the information necessary on a food label. Discuss if the new product should include a nutritional label

5. Safety concerns Nutritional claims Ingredients ??? Labelling

6. Sources of information: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/search/index.html http://www.fst.rdg.ac.uk/foodlaw/index.htm Unit 3- Background material on Module website