Jul 11, 2014 | Labelling, NZ, Olive Oil News
Health groups and nutritional experts are at loggerheads over a decision by New Zealand’s government to join Australia’s star rating system, with some criticising it for having ignored research on what works best for food labelling.
Jul 11, 2014 | Labelling, NZ, Olive Oil News, Olives and Health
Assistant Health Minister Fiona Nash has announced that Australian and New Zealand ministers responsible for food policy and regulation have signed off on the health star rating system for front-of-pack labelling. The culmination of years of negotiation between health...
Jun 30, 2014 | EVOO, International News/Trends, Labelling, Olive Oil News
The European Commission is investigating whether the UK’s ‘traffic light’ front of pack labelling is compatible with EU law, something which could result in an infringement procedure, it says.
Jun 30, 2014 | International News/Trends, Labelling, Olive Oil News
The food and packaging exhibits at FMI Connect and United Fresh offered a glimpse at the hot products and packages that will be in shoppers’ carts in coming months.
Jun 30, 2014 | EVOO, Labelling, Olive Oil News
… Extra virgin olive oil. The olive oil market is fraught with dodgy labelling. Actual ‘extra virgin’ olive oil means the oil has been squeezed from the fruit whereas all other oils (sunflower, canola etc) are chemically extracted from the seed.
Jun 13, 2014 | International News/Trends, Labelling, Olive Oil News
Organic food firms changing their packaging to meet new EU labelling rules could accidentally breach organic labelling rules in the process, one certifier has warned.
