Amidst a growing interest from European Union (EU) Member States, the European Commission recently announced that it would put forward a legislative proposal for the adoption of a harmonised and mandatory front-of-pack nutrition labelling scheme at the EU level. The present contribution discusses the implications of such an adoption, taking a behavioural, legal and policy angle. It introduces first the concept of front-of-pack nutrition labelling and the existing evidence regarding its effects on consumer behaviour and dietary habits. It then presents the legal framework currently applicable to (front-of-pack) nutrition labelling in the EU and discusses some of the main political and practical aspects involved with the development of a common EU front-of-pack label.

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欧盟的包装前营养标签：行为、法律和政治分析

随着欧盟 (EU) 成员国的兴趣日益浓厚，欧盟委员会最近宣布将提出一项立法提案，以在欧盟层面采用统一的强制性包装前营养标签计划。本论文从行为、法律和政策的角度讨论了这种采用的影响。它首先介绍了包装前营养标签的概念以及关于其对消费者行为和饮食习惯的影响的现有证据。然后介绍了目前适用于欧盟（包装前）营养标签的法律框架，并讨论了开发通用欧盟包装前标签所涉及的一些主要政治和实践方面。