Twenty-seven associations and companies of the Spanish fruit and vegetable sector request the improvement of the draft Royal Decree, which is currently being developed by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, to reinforce healthy eating among children.
The regulation (twentieth additional provision) will allow companies to relabel products whose composition has been reformulated as long as the availability of certain resources is compromised for supply reasons.
Operators will therefore be able to use adhesive labels or stickers, ink-jet printing or other equivalent systems. The mandatory requirement is that they contain updated information on the ingredients replacing those previously used.
The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition publishes the preliminary report of the final evaluation of compliance with the agreements of the collaboration plan for the improvement of the composition of food and beverages and other measures 2020.
The reformulation or improvement of food composition is one of the public health measures recommended by the European Union (EU) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to improve the food environment and facilitate healthier choices.
The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN in Spanish) has learned through the Coordinated System for the Rapid Exchange of Information (SCIRI) of an alert notification sent by the health authorities of Catalonia, regarding the presence of milk proteins not included in the labeling of various spirits.
The manufacturing company will notify all its customers and will proceed to relabel the products appropriately.
The Council of Ministers has approved a Royal Decree Law containing exceptional measures on food labeling, as a consequence of the reduction in the supply of some raw materials caused by the war in Ukraine.
The rule will allow companies to relabel products whose composition has been reformulated while the availability of certain resources is compromised for reasons of supply.
Operators will therefore be able to use adhesive labels or stickers, ink-jet printing or other equivalent systems. The mandatory requirement is that they contain updated information on the ingredients replacing those previously used.
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