From later this month Virgin Trains will be adopting Food Standards Agency guidance and will introduce traffic light labelling on its range of retail sandwiches, the first UK train operator to do so.

Also, new recipes have been created to provide sandwiches making for healthier eating and the new labelling will give customers clear nutritional information on content.

Virgin Trains' Contracts Partnership Manager Jill Dyal explained why the new labelling has been introduced: "We are always looking for opportunities to give our customers clearer and more detailed information, and this is why we are adopting the FSA food labelling guidelines. The new traffic light system provides clear and open nutritional information which helps our customers make informed choices about their onboard purchases."

The new labelling and change to healthier eating recipes follows introduction of Fairtrade hot drinks onboard all Virgin Trains. Over the last year, Fairtrade hot drinks, sugar, pepper and chocolate have been made available on board Virgin's CrossCountry and West Coast services.