Parents urge clear labelling of salt, sugar [IrishExaminer]
- Published: 02 September 2011
A PARENTS’ group says children’s pre-packed lunch box favourites must have clearer nutritional labelling showing levels of salt and sugar in them.
Independent consumer watchdog Which? found that adding two products to a lunch box could provide 25% of the recommended sugar intake and more than half the salt intake for a five-year-old.
It also found that eight out of 10 parents who gave their child a packed lunch included prepackaged items.
Executive director of Which? Richard Lloyd, said the products might seem like handy fillers for a child’s lunch box, but they could be bad for their health and their parents’ wallet.
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