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Regulations
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Is fumigation required for pulse export?
No, not as a general rule. Treatment is driven by lot condition, destination requirements and the contract, and Ukrainian processors mostly rely…
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Which packaging materials count as food grade?
Food grade is not a property of a material but a documented conclusion about a specific material used in a specific way.…
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What language must an EU food label be in?
Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 requires mandatory particulars in a language easily understood by consumers in the member state where the food is…
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Who is legally responsible for a food label?
The food business operator under whose name or business name the food is marketed, and for food from outside the Union, the…
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What is a declaration of compliance for food packaging?
A written statement from the packaging supplier that the material meets the applicable food contact rules for a defined use. For plastics…
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EU Labelling Requirements: What Regulation 1169/2011 Asks For
Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 governs food information to consumers across the Union. This guide walks the mandatory particulars, explains why the food…
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Lab Testing: What to Test, Where to Test, How to Read the Certificate
Testing does not make food safe; control makes food safe and testing checks it. What to test, where, how often and how…
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Food-Grade Packaging Materials and EU Compliance
There is no food-grade material in EU law, only materials shown not to transfer substances: framework rules, plastics, migration testing and DoC.
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What is the novel food status of chia seeds in the EU?
Chia is authorised and listed in the Union novel food list under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470, with conditions of use that…
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Irradiation Rules for Spices in the EU: What Is Permitted and What Must Be Declared
Dried spices carry a microbiological load from the field. What Directive 1999/2/EC permits for irradiation, what must be declared and the options.