Bahrain is facing renewed pressure to finally enforce mandatory calorie and ingredient labelling in restaurants, cafés and diners, nearly a decade after the proposal was first approved, as public representatives warn the kingdom risks falling behind the rest of the Gulf.
Capital Trustees Board chairman Saleh Tarradah led the call, stressing that consumers today expect transparency and have the right to know exactly what they are eating.
“Consumers today are more aware than ever and they want to track nutrition, calories and macros,” he said. “There are mobile applications that can scan and provide this information, but they are not official and do not follow a unified or regulated system like those adopted across the GCC.”
