Livsmedelsmärkning i butiker i Halmstad
kontroll av utvalda varor samt undersökning av kunskapsläge bland butiksföreståndare
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In light of the recent scandals in Europe involving food labelling, this study will be focusing on food labelling. This study?s purpose is to investigate the extent of knowledge concerning labeling and presentation of food in the different food stores in Halmstad.The study was conducted out of our own interests with the guidance from the environmental health office. The study included nine different food stores of different size. The focus in this study was to verify how well five selected products follow the labeling rules. The five selected products was candy, honey, soda/energizers, freshly baked bread and self packed food. When the control was carried out it revealed some errors in the labeling of the selected products. Later when managers of the food stores were interviewed it was revealed that a connection between the errors that had been found earlier in the control and the level of knowledge about labeling existed. Because of the limited knowledge in particularly the smaller food stores there was bound to be some errors in the labeling of food in these stores. One way to reduce food labeling errors would perhaps be to offer free courses and increase information in the area of food labeling.