Country-of-origin labelling: South Korea seeks public opinion on standardising label requirements for food products
One of the most contested issues for current country-of-origin (COO) labelling on products in South Korea is regarding the size of fonts and labels, with different standards laid out for domestic and imported products.At present, imported products such as processed foods are required to attach COO information in different font sizes according to the available
Colourful crunch: Ritter Sport bets on prominent packaging and textures to overcome low APAC chocolate consumption rates
Although chocolates are undoubtedly a common food product in the APAC region, most consumers here view this as a limited-consumption treat to be eaten in very small volumes by comparison to western chocolate consumption practices.“For context, the average consumer in the United States eats some 7kg to 8kg of chocolate a year – but the
Greenwashing: Companies urged to ensure label claims are substantiated in light of proposed EU directive
The European Commission’s Green Claims Directive aims to weed out unsubstantiated label claims that can mislead consumers by giving a false impression of the company’s environmental impacts or benefits – a practice known as ‘greenwashing’ – from credible and trustworthy eco labels.Leatherfood Food Research, a consultancy that provides scientific and regulatory guidance to the global
Dairy development: Malaysia looks to update four-decade-old milk regulations to prevent food safety and fraud concerns
The current statute governing these products is the 1985 Food Regulations, and the scope of milk products that KKM is seeking to improve control include skimmed milk, non-fat milk, pasteurised milk, recombined milk, reconstituted milk and so on.“KKM is seeking the public’s opinion to update these regulations in order to protect the public from the
Race against the clock: New Zealand supplements sector hoping long wait for new regulations isn’t scuppered by election…again
A potential new regulatory framework for the industry is included in the mammoth Therapeutic Products Bill, which also include medicines and medical devices, currently making its way through the parliamentary process.The bill was introduced to Parliament last November and referred to the Health Select Committee for consultaions.The committee then received more than 16,500 written submissions
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