They also issue figures for recommended daily allowances of these nutrients that duly appear next to the ingredient lists on food packets and are duly ignored.

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So I expect that the minor changes - on daily allowances, for example - will happen by order, but no bill will be introduced for a second stage of reform for a while.

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Peers agreed to back the "architecture and principles" of the report without a vote, but Lords leader Baroness Royall said they could make changes to the details, including the proposed levels of daily allowances.

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No longer content with label information on daily allowances of vitamins and minerals, U.S. consumers are following the lead of their counterparts in many other countries by demanding more disclosure about where and how their food is grown and whether it is safe.

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And I struggle daily with saying no -- or, in some cases, with making them do chores and save their allowances to buy things on their own.

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