Amalia Carmen Miteluț is an Associate Professor in the Industrial Biotechnology Department, Faculty of Biotechnologies, at the University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest in Romania. She is a graduate of the University of the Lower Danube in Galați, Romania, and holds a Ph.D. in industrial engineering. Dr. Miteluț has rich experience in the fields of food science and technology and food biotechnology.
This article provides an overview of the status of the rules and regulations regarding nutritional labeling of food packaged at the global level and its impact on consumers' understanding. New and consumer-friendly proposed solutions (e.g., Nutri-Score, also known as the five-color nutrition label) are also presented.
