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Food labels are the most direct way of communicating between consumers and food businesses. The European Union (EU) lays down labeling rules to ensure comprehensive and reliable consumer information on packaged food products and the appropriate ways of using them. This diploma thesis was conducted in the academic year 2017-2018 at the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics of the School of Agriculture and Food Technology and Nutrition ATEITH. The purpose of the research was to collect and analyze information as well as to study the results of consumer opinion and attitudes on nutrition labeling and nutrition labeling. In the framework of the methodology, a sample of 800 consumers over 18 years of age was used to make a statistical analysis of preferences and the way they perceive the nutrition label of foods by means of predetermined questions in a scientific questionnaire. Consumers were asked to answer honestly the questions they read and their identity remained secret. For the analysis of the results extensive use was made of specialized scientific programs of statistical analysis. In the present study, some results of statistical correlations between consumers are presented, as their interpretation will allow us to draw safe conclusions about their tendency to understand the proper use of nutrition labeling.