Some 80pc of people questioned said they would like alcohol labels to contain health advice, a Food Safety Authority of Ireland survey showed.
And three-quarters of people would like use-by dates to be shown on foods sold loose as well as country of origin information on all foods.
One-in-four consumers said they always read food labels when shopping, but the same number said they rarely or never consult them.
Most people said they considered nutrition information to be important but would prefer if values such as calorie content were stated for an average portion, rather than per 100g.
And with over 70pc of people concerned about the amount of salt in foods, most people said they would like to see the salt content included on the label as currently only the sodium level is given.
FSAI chief executive Alan Reilly said that people had become much more interested in nutritional content since their last survey in 2002, and they would pass these findings on to the European Union which is drawing up new rules on food labelling.
Source: The Irish Independent, 02/12/2009
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