The investigation of nutrition labels on pure milk in Guangdong Province
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    To investigate the status of nutrition label on pure milk products in Guangdong Province.MethodsPure milk samples were collected from five regions, including the cities of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Maoming, Qingyuan and Meizhou. The nutrition labels and ingredient tables on the samples were analyzed. ResultsAll of the 68pure milk samples were labeled with amount of energy and values of the core nutrients, but some mislabeling were found. For example, some samples weren't labeled the nutrient reference values (NRV) percentage, the units of energy and nutrients were mislabeled, and the unit of sodium content was labeled by milliliter.ConclusionSince January 2013, the implementation of National Food Safety Standard General Nutrition Labelling of Prepackaged Foods, it has made great achievements for standardized nutrition labeling. However, according to the above results, the relevant authorities is still necessary to publicize the standards and guide the enterprises and food importers to abide the standard requirements.

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YU Chao, LI Ying-yue, LIN Xiao-hua, ZHANG Wei-wei, LIANG Bo-heng, HE Jie-yi. The investigation of nutrition labels on pure milk in Guangdong Province[J].中国食品卫生杂志,2014,26(2):182-184.

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  • Received:August 16,2013
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