Last updated 09:20, Saturday, 12 July 2008

HIGH Street takeaway chains still offer little if any nutritional information to help customers make healthy choices, according to a new study.

Full of goodness? Britain’s takeaway chains are still failing to give nutritional information on their menus

None of the major takeaway restaurants give nutritional details on menus or menu boards, despite Britons eating almost two billion of their meals a year, the National Consumer Council (NCC) said.

Customers find it difficult to work out how much fat, salt and sugar they are eating, and cannot compare meals to choose healthier options, the NCC said.

The survey of seven restaurant chains named Pizza Express as the worst offender for offering no nutritional information at all in its stores or online.

Wimpy, Pizza Hut and Domino’s Pizza only offered information on their websites.

Only Burger King made details available before ordering. KFC and McDonald’s printed details on the back of tray liners.