Food "traffic lights" may be introduced in Russia - media

UFA, 3 February 2017. /Bashinform News Agency, Galiya Nabieva/. In Russia, food "traffic lights" may be introduced when colour designation for more and less healthy products will be applied. The Special Representative of the Russian President on Environmental Management, Environment and Transport, Sergei Ivanov believes that consumers will receive the necessary information in a simple manner through this, and will have the right to choose, according to TASS.

"There is delicious, but not healthy food. It should not be prohibited, but it can be marked with so called "traffic lights". Red means eat, if you like, but consider that after some time you start gaining weight for example. Yellow is more or less useful. Green marks the most high-quality and environmentally friendly products ", Sergey Ivanov shared his idea in an interview with the weekly" Arguments and Facts".