IGD Nutrition Labelling Group develops back-of-pack GDAs
In 1995 IGD established a Nutrition Labelling Group, involving food and drink manufacturers, nutritionists, retailers and other industry organisations. The group was charged with developing a consistent approach to nutrition labelling that is beneficial to consumers. Guideline Daily Amounts were published in 1998 as voluntary back-of-pack nutrition labelling guidelines. GDAs are based on the predicted daily consumption of an average consumer and a diet conforming to recommendations of the former Committee on Medical Aspects of Food and Nutrition Policy (COMA)1.
GDA on front of pack
Once figures for Guideline Daily Amounts were published, they were used by the food industry to develop a front of pack labelling scheme with prominent icons. This activity has since been coordinated by the Food and Drink Federation.
Members of the 1998 IGD Nutrition Labelling Group
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Consumer
- Consumer Association
- National Heart Forum
- National Food Alliance
Retail
- CWS
- Marks & Spencer
- Safeway
- Sainsbury’s
- Somerfield
- Tesco
Observers
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Manufacturing
- Birds Eye Wall’s
- Cadbury
- Hazlewood Foods
- Heinz
- Mars
- Nestle
- Northern Foods
- Unigate/St. Ivel
- United Biscuits
- Van den Bergh Foods
Other
- Department of Health
- Dunn Nutrition Unit
- Institute of Food Research
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Members of the 2005 IGD/PIC Industry Nutrition Strategy Group Technical Working Group on GDAs
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Manufacturing
- Unilever Foods
- Mars
- Kellogg Europe
- Heinz
Retail
- The Co-operative Group
- Tesco Stores
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Foodservice
Other
- Food and Drink Federation
- British Nutrition Foundation
- Institute of Child Health
- Institute of Health Sciences
- MRC Human Nutrition Research
- British Retail Consortium
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1. COMA (1991) Dietary reference values for food energy and nutrients for the United Kingdom: report of the Panel on Dietary Reference Values of the Committee on Medical Aspects of Food Policy. Reports of Health and Social Subjects 41. TSO, London
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