"A consistent system of front-of-pack food labelling will be introduced in the UK next year, the government says.
A combination of guideline daily amounts, colour coding and "high, medium or low" wording will be used to show how much fat, salt and sugar and how many calories are in each product.
The scheme will be voluntary, but ministers are confident they have the food industry on board.
Talks will take place later this week over the exact design of the labels.
The announcement looks likely to mark the end of a long-running campaign to introduce front-of-pack labelling.
It has been under discussion for the past decade as a way of tackling the rising rates of obesity.
But the introduction of a consistent system has proved difficult, and instead a range of different labels have been introduced over the years."
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-20050420
