EU makes new regulations for food ingredient marking
December 11, 2022
EU consumer protection ministries reached an agreement on the 7th, which stipulates that EU producers will be obliged to specify the contents of seven components on food packaging in the future.
About two-thirds of the foods sold in German supermarkets have various content marks on the packaging. This has so far only been due to manufacturers' willingness to do so. The new EU rules turn this into an obligation. The ministers of the 27 countries are currently in agreement that fat, saturated fatty acids, sugar, protein, salt, carbohydrates, and calories must be present on the outer packaging of the food, and all the contents must appear in clearly readable letters. . As to where these marks should appear in the outer packaging, EU countries do not have uniform standards.
Aegner, the Federal Minister for Consumer Protection of the German Federal Reserve, believes that the new rules of the European Union are not yet complete. She asked for more details to be explained. In particular, food manufacturers use substitutes in the manufacturing process. "For example, pizza was made with ham substitutes and the trademark was made out of the fact that the pizza used a mixture with a very low meat content. I doubt whether consumers can understand this." She thinks that substitutes must clearly indicate what they use. substance.
Passing and implementing any law in the EU is not an easy task. Although the EU countries have reached an agreement, this law will not be implemented so quickly. It is reported that manufacturers will have 3 to 5 years to implement this rule.
