There is a new labelling system on food. It tells you the levels of sugars, fat, saturated fat and salt. Red means high, amber means medium and green means low.
Helping You Make Healthier Choices
Colour coded front-of-pack food labels can help you make healthier food choices when you are out shopping.
The Traffic Light labelling system is recommended by the government's Food Standards Agency.
Traffic Light labels have been adopted by a number of major food manufacturers and retailers including Waitrose, Sainsbury's, the Co-op and Marks & Spencer. You can download an illustrated guide to supermarket and brand labels in PDF format below.
Compare Products Easily
Labelling complex foods such as ready meals, pies and pizzas, with clear and honest nutritional information on the front of packs is an important step in helping to improve the nation’s diet.
The red, amber and green colour coding used in the traffic light system provides easy-to-understand advice on foods that have high, medium and low amounts of saturated fats, sugars and salt.
The traffic light colours will make it easier for you to compare products at a glance. You might be surprised how much difference there can be between similar products.
Supermarket Health Checker Tool
You can also make your weekly shop healthier with the mySupermarket.co.uk Health Checker in association with NHS Choices.
As you shop, the Health Checker monitors your trolley, gives you Traffic Light label information and offers you healthier swaps based on calories, fat, saturated fat, sugar and salt.
Go to the Supermarket Health Checker Tool using the link from this page.
