Aug 3, 2015 | Diet/Food, International News/Trends, Labelling
A new “MedDiet Quality Label” has been granted to over 300 restaurants located in six countries: Egypt, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Spain, and Tunisia. The MedDiet label certifies that restaurants offer authentic Mediterranean dishes that comply with the criteria which...
Jul 21, 2015 | International News/Trends, Labelling, Olive business
I have been reporting over the last year and a half on the debate raging in Greece on how to implement the EU 432/2012 labeling regulation. Despite the many attempts by scientists, olive growers, olive mills and even members of the Greek Parliament to convince the...
May 18, 2015 | International News/Trends, Labelling, Olive business
A Spanish consumer rights group has launched a naming and shaming Twitter campaign after it found one third of consumers surveyed has bought the wrong product due to confusing food labels.
May 8, 2015 | Australia, Labelling, Olive business, Olive Oil News
New country of origin food labels might not be fully rolled out until 2017, despite the Federal Government calling the overhaul “urgent” earlier this year. A hepatitis A outbreak, linked to frozen berries imported from China, prompted the change....
Apr 22, 2015 | International News/Trends, Labelling, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Valoroso Foods founder and owner Joe Valoroso maintains his innocence, but he’s still apologizing. “We are nothing without our customers,” he told The Okanagan Saturday. “That is why I am apologizing to our customers for this inconvenience and guarantee we will...
Mar 6, 2015 | International News/Trends, Labelling
An EU-wide revamp of on-pack nutrition information is a missed opportunity to make front of pack labelling compulsory, says the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC).
