Multilingual food label guidelines

FOOD safety chiefs are taking their message to Ireland’s newcomers as the nation’s diet becomes richer in oriental spices, new dishes and unusual ingredients.

For the first time ever, the Food Safety Authority is publishing guidelines in 10 different languages to tell wholesalers, importers and manufacturers what the consumer needs to know on food labels.

The authority said clear and unambiguous food labels were an important safety measure for consumers — and were also the law.