date:Nov 16, 2012
are science-based, underpinned by nutrition recommendations from the Eurodiet project. The reference values used in the GDA scheme have been assessed by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) as scientifically sound and included in the new regulation on food information to consumers accordingly. The portions on which GDAs are based have been set by the individual European food sectors according to a combination of several factors, including intake data, product density, fortification policy a