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Introduction

A close inspection of food products sold in department stores and supermarkets reveals that most , if not all , have some kind of label on them . It would be correct to argue that most shoppers pay little or no attention to these labels . Pricing is what most shoppers would be interested in

According to Blanchfield , a food label may take the form of a printed piece of that has been to the food product . In most cases , the

labels contain what may be described as comprehensible , clear and most importantly significant information about the food product (xi . Thus , it may include information on the ingredients that were used in the making of the products and /or nutritional facts . Country of origin dictates the language used in the labels

Labels are found in many products , both made within the country and in those that have been exported from elsewhere . In most cases , it is the legislators of countries that import food products who are involved in the determination of the kind of information to be included in the labels of food products (Blanchfield , xi . For instance , for food products imported from Mexico into the United States , the legislators in the United States are responsible for giving directives on what information the Mexicans are allowed to include on the labels of the food products to be exported to the US and also what language they are to use

Purposes of labeling...