📉 "Credibility and Popularity of Nutrition Influencers’ Websites"

https://app.box.com/s/iht3rt94455pfdta9ggqrmpbl4iflswy

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“EU - Consumers’ reactions to nutrition and ingredient labelling for wine – A cross-country discrete choice experiment”

 

Simone Mueller Loose et al., . Appetite (2020) doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2020.104843 [published online before print: 18 August 2020 (*)].

 

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine consumers' reactions to the introduction of nutrition and ingredient labelling for wine, a product that is so far still exempt from mandatory nutrition and ingredient labelling. It also analyses the effect of positive and negative information about the use of ingredients in wine on consumers' choice. Representative samples for wine consumers from three distinctly different countries representing old and new wine markets (Australia, n = 745; Germany, n = 716; Italy, n = 715) completed a discrete choice experiment (DCE) with graphically simulated wine back labels. For each country, respondents were randomly allocated to a reference group and two different treatment conditions where they received newspaper-like information (positive, negative) before making choices. Results for the reference condition show that consumers across all three countries have a significant positive utility for detailed nutrition information. Instead, ingredient information only receives a positive utility in Italy, whereas German and Australian respondents do not receive utility from ingredient labelling. When consumers in the treatment group are confronted with negative media information the attribute importance of ingredients significantly increases across all three countries, clean labelled products without ingredients are preferred, and a significantly higher share of consumers in Germany and Italy prefer not to buy any wine. The treatment effect of positive media information on consumers’ wine choice is lower than that of negative information. The results of the study have implications for the pending new regulation of wine labelling and for communication strategies of the wine industry that should actively inform consumers about the necessity of ingredients in wine production.

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(*) See: <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0195666320302348#!>.

 

Cómo cambiará el sector digital después del coronavirus: La opinión de los expertos

¿Qué pasará después del coronavirus?

La crisis del coronavirus ha cambiado para siempre nuestra forma de relacionarnos con el mundo que nos rodea: nuevas formas de saludarnos, de trabajar, de viajar.... y de comprar.

En este eBook descubrirás la visión de algunos de los principales representantes del sector digital español sobre la nueva normalidad. 

¿Qué productos serán los más comprados?

¿Cómo buscaremos información para decidir nuestras compras?

¿Qué tendrán en cuenta las empresas a la hora de llevar a cabo sus campañas de marketing?

Una forma sencilla y cómoda de anticiparte al futuro del eCommerce y el marketing de la mano de los principales expertos.

Disfrútalo: https://app.box.com/s/3yo27n077pmhn36mvrkqnlbhdo0so919

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Publicidad alimentaria [Food Advertising]

Gráinne Murphy et al., “See, Like, Share, Remember: Adolescents’ Responses to Unhealthy-, Healthy- and Non-Food Advertising in Social Media”. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, No. 17 (2020) doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072181 [available on the Internet at <https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/7/2181> (last accessed on 2 April 2020)].

Abstract

Media-saturated digital environments seek to influence social media users’ behaviour, including through marketing. The World Health Organization has identified food marketing, including advertising for unhealthy items, as detrimental to health, and in many countries, regulation restricts such marketing and advertising to younger children. Yet regulation rarely addresses adolescents and few studies have examined their responses to social media advertising. In two studies, we examined adolescents’ attention, memory and social responses to advertising posts, including interactions between product types and source of posts. We hypothesized adolescents would respond more positively to unhealthy food advertising compared to healthy food or non-food advertising, and more positively to ads shared by peers or celebrities than to ads shared by a brand. Outcomes measured were (1a) social responses (likelihood to ‘share’, attitude to peer); (1b) brand memory (recall, recognition) and (2) attention (eye-tracking fixation duration and count). Participants were 151 adolescent social media users (Study 1: n = 72; 13–14 years; M = 13.56 years, SD = 0.5; Study 2: n = 79, 13–17 years, M = 15.37 years, SD = 1.351). They viewed 36 fictitious Facebook profile feeds created to show age-typical content. In a 3 × 3 factorial design, each contained an advertising post that varied by content (healthy/unhealthy/non-food) and source (peer/celebrity/company). Generalised linear mixed models showed that advertisements for unhealthy food evoked significantly more positive responses, compared to non-food and healthy food, on 5 of 6 measures: adolescents were more likely to wish to ‘share’ unhealthy posts; rated peers more positively when they had unhealthy posts in their feeds; recalled and recognised a greater number of unhealthy food brands; and viewed unhealthy advertising posts for longer. Interactions with sources (peers, celebrities and companies) were more complex but also favoured unhealthy food advertising. Implications are that regulation of unhealthy food advertising should address adolescents and digital media.

  

 S. Sivaneshwaran and N. Bala Bhuvaneswari, “A Study on Television Advertisements and Its Impact on Children’s Buying Behaviour", Our Heritage, Vol. 68 No. 30 (2020) 3561-3568 [available on the Internet at <https://app.box.com/s/ug64my4x2i9a4zlkg80f6j0s9j3q705z> (last accessed on 18 February 2020)].

Abstract

In today’s world advertisement plays an important role in influencing customers buying behaviour for products and services. Every company wants to achieve the highest market share. For this purpose, companies use different ways to attract customers of different segments in the best and in a sustainable manner to become the market leader. In this challenging environment, companies are in a position to promote its products in such a way that it gets more loyal customers. They are focusing on the niche of children for marketing their products because they are the ones who are easily attracted by advertisements and are influenced to buy the advertised products. There are various ways in which a company promotes its products. One such way adopted for promotion is ‘Television advertisements’. This paper has made an attempt to study the impact of television advertisements on the buying behaviour of children and how companies can promote their products in an environmental-friendly manner, focusing on children in relation to it.

J. M. Martínez Otero, "Nuevas formas de publicidad encubierta en las plataformas digitales de Internet", Revista de Derecho Mercantil, No. 314 (2019) 223-264 [available on the Internet at <https://app.box.com/s/lyvlxqh6yqemnr3fknitfvrcs0hyqdhx> (last accessed on 13 February 2020)].

Last updated: 24 April 2020 

Indicaciones de origen geográfico [Geographical indications]

Katerina Katerinopoulou et al., “Geographical Origin Authentication of Agri-Food Products: Α Review". Foods, Vol. 9 No. 4 (2020) doi.org/10.3390/foods9040489 [available on the Internet at <https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/9/4/489> (last accessed on 17 April 2020)].

Abstract

This study is a systematic literature review of geographical origin authentication by elemental analytical techniques. Authentication and certification of geographic origin of agri-food products is a useful tool toward the protection of the quality for products. The aim of this work was to map the current state of research in the area of agricultural products and food, identifying emerging fields to the geographical origin of products. The article is divided in three parts. The first part of the article deals with the analytical techniques applied in the food authentication. Special mention is made to elemental analysis and multiple isotope ratio. The second section focuses on statistically published data concerning published research for geographical origin authentication for the period 2015–2019. Specific results are presented inter alia: number of articles according to the type of product, articles according to the type of the analytical techniques, and others. The third part contains characteristic results from articles that were published in the period 2015–2019, on certification of geographical origin on specific agricultural products.

“The WIPO Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement enters into force today [26 February 2020]: the long-awaited international register for Geographical Indications is now a reality”. Ori GIn Alerts (2020) [Blog Source_origin/gi-com.es - available on the Internet at <https://www.origin-gi.com/es/?option=com_acymailing&ctrl=archive&task=view&mailid=745&key=wvCDOSQr&subid=2707-068cZzDRl18VXU&tmpl=component> (last accessed on 26 February 2020)].

Sarah Dent, “Vegan parmesan isn’t parmesan? Well that’s just grate”. BPE (2020) [Blog Source_uk.discover/bpe - available on the Internet at <https://www.bpe.co.uk/discover-bpe/why-bpe/insights/2020/01/vegan-parmesan-isn-t-parmesan-well-that-s-just-grate/> (last accessed on 27 January 2020)].

Luis González Vaqué, “La sentencia «vinagre de Módena»: ¿Un cambio radical de la jurisprudencia del TJUE relativa a la protección de las indicaciones geográficas y de las denominaciones de origen?". La Ley Unión Europea, No. 77 (2020) 1-10 [available on the Internet at <http://works.bepress.com/luis_gonzalez_vaque/277/> (last accessed on 31 January 2020)].

Abstract

The Court of Justice of the European Union responded to a question referred by the Bundesgerichtshof (Federal Court of Justice, Germany) declaring that the Article 1 of Regulation No 583/2009 must be interpreted as meaning that the protection of the name «Aceto Balsamico di Modena» does not extend to the use of the individual non-geographical terms of that name.

Coronavirus (COVID-19 Pandemic)

James Gallagher, “EU - Coronavirus: Added Flexibility for carrying out Official Controls on the Agri-food Chain”. E-contrast (2020) [Blog Source_fieldfisher/com.en-ie.locations_ireland.ireland/blog - available on the Internet at <https://e-contrast.blogspot.com/2020/04/eu-coronavirus-added-flexibility-for.html> (last accessed on 13 April 2020)].

“USA - FDA Provides Temporary Flexibility Regarding Packaging and Labeling of Shell Eggs Sold to Consumers by Retail Food Establishments During COVID-19 Pandemic”. FDA (2020) [Blog Source_fda/gov.food-cfsan/constituent.updates - available on the Internet at <https://www.fda.gov/food/cfsan-constituent-updates/fda-provides-temporary-flexibility-regarding-packaging-and-labeling-shell-eggs-sold-consumers-retail> (last accessed on 9 April 2020)].

Heike Blank et al., “Germany - Food and hygiene in the coronavirus crisis”. Law Now (2020) [Blog Source_cms/lawnow_com.ealerts - available on the Internet at <https://www.cms-lawnow.com/ealerts/2020/03/food-and-hygiene-in-the-coronavirus-crisis?cc_lang=en> (last accessed on 8 April 2020)].

Macauley Alsford and Ed Savory, “UK - Coronavirus and the food industry”. B - Insights (2020) [Blog: birketts/co_uk.insights_legal-updates - available on the Internet at <https://www.birketts.co.uk/insights/legal-updates/coronavirus-and-the-food-industry> (last accessed on 30 March 2020)].

Cesare Varallo, “USA - FDA Provides Temporary Flexibility for Nutrition Labeling of Certain Packaged Food due to COVID-19 Pandemic”. Food Law Latest (2020) [Blog: foodlawlatest/com - available on the Internet at <https://foodlawlatest.com/2020/03/28/fda-provides-temporary-flexibility-for-nutrition-labeling-of-certain-packaged-food-due-to-covid-19-pandemic/> (last accessed on 30 March 2020)].

Biotecnología [Biotechnology]

Noel Courage, “Biotech Salmon Show that Companies Need to be Innovative Not Just to Invent a Product, but also to Get Regulatory Approval and Market Acceptance”. B&P (2020) [Blog Source_bereskinparr/com.doc/ - available on the Internet at <https://www.bereskinparr.com//doc/biotech-salmon-show-that-companies-need-to-be-innovative-not-just-to-invent-a-product-but-also-to-ge> (last accessed on 31 March 2020)].

Dennis Eriksson et al., “Options to Reform the European Union Legislation on GMOs: Post-authorization and Beyond”. Trends in Biotechnology (2020) doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2019.12.015 [available on the Internet at <https://www.cell.com/action/showPdf?pii=S0167-7799%2819%2930310-5> (last accessed on 20 February 2020)].

Abstract

We discuss options to reform the EU genetically modified organism (GMO) regulatory framework, make risk assessment and decision-making more consistent with scientific principles, and lay the groundwork for international coherence. In this third of three articles, we focus on labeling and coexistence as well as discuss the political reality and potential ways forward.

Lynn L. Bergeson, “USDA Requests Comments On Its Draft Instructions On Testing Methods For BE Foods”. The Biobased and Renewable Products Advocacy Group - BRAG (2020) [Blog Source_braginfo/org.en - available on the Internet at <http://blog.braginfo.org/entry/usda-requests-comments-on-its-draft-instructions-on-testing-methods-for-be#page=1> (last accessed on 11 February 2020)].

Nupur Mondal and Seema Talwar, “Role of Agricultural Biotechnology to Mitigate Climate Change”. Journal of Energy Research and Environmental Technology (JERET), Vol. 6 No. 1 (2019) 65-66 [available on the Internet at <https://www.krishisanskriti.org/vol_image/10Jul2019080705144%20%20%20%20%20%20Nupur%20Mondal%20%20%20%2065-66.pdf> (last accessed on 10 February 2020)].

Abstract

Climate change is one of the biggest challenges of twenty-first century as it is not only going to affect humankind directly, but by affecting the different regions of the globe differently, it will cause changes in agricultural ecosystems. Developing countries having tropical climate will be more severely affected as increasing temperature and drought conditions will increase the demand for water. A slight increase in temperature will affect the yields of crops in colder temperate regions as well. Grains and oilseeds will mature faster whereas, in horticulture, tomatoes, onions and fruits might be produced of low quality because of climate change. Developing countries which are densely populated, are going to be adversely affected and would experience severe food insecurity. Agriculture is one sector which not only causes climate change itself, but is also affected in worst way by climate change. There is an increased demand for use of biotechnological tools to help crops adapt to the various climatic changes which will not only help these crops to survive in adverse conditions but will also save humankind from severe food insecurity.

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EU Labelling Rules: “Guidance on the Origin Indication of the Primary Ingredient”

https://www.fooddrinkeurope.eu/uploads/publications_documents/Joint_Guidance_on_the_origin_indication_of_the_primary_ingredient_WEB.pdf

See also: Sian Edmunds, “New EU origin labelling rules in force from 1 April 2020”. BS News and Insights (2020) Blog Source_burges/salmon-com.news/and/insight-legal.updates - available on the Internet at < https://www.burges-salmon.com/news-and-insight/legal-updates/food-and-drink/new-eu-origin-labelling-rules-in-force-from-1-april-2020/ >

(last accessed on 10 April 2020)].

“Dietary Fiber Nutrition Label and Green Brand Strategy for Dairy Companies”

Jiangman Yu and Beibei Huang, Archivos Latino Americanos de Nutrición, Vol. 70 No. 2 (2020) 320-329

https://app.box.com/s/oxuto8yg0hxqbzfvp4uwcoxrux1rjjp2

Abstract

The nutrient composition table on the nutrition label is labeled with the food nutrient composition name, content and reference value of nutrients. The nutrient composition table should first indicate the four core nutrients such as energy and protein, fat, carbohydrate and sodium. Dietary fiber nutrition is particularly important for human health. This article analyzes the dietary fiber nutrition label and the green brand strategy of dairy companies. Creating a green dairy product brand and carrying out differentiated production and operation have the role of industry demonstration and drive the development of the industrial chain. Cultivate green brand awareness among all employees in the production and operation activities of the enterprise, effectively establish and improve the "green" operating mechanism, and make the concept of green brand truly a guide to action for management.

Key words: Dietary fiber; Green brand strategy; Organic food; Amino acid nutrition

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Carne y productos de origen animal [Meat and Animal-Derived Food Products]

Olivia F. Fajen, “USA - Best Practices for Meat Producers”. Animal Law Update (2019) [Blog source_jdsupra.com/legalnews/ - available on the Internet at https://animallaw.foxrothschild.com/2019/06/10/best-practices-for-meat-producers/ 

  

Jessica Burt, “Food labelling – distinguishing between meat & non-meat products; the UK position”. Food and agribusiness (2019) [Blog Source_Mills & Reeve - available on the Internet at https://www.food-law-blog.co.uk/2019/05/food-labelling-distinguishing-between-meat-non-meat-products-the-uk-position.html 

Ryan Fournier and Robert Hibbert, “USA - What’s in My Meal Kit? USDA Releases Guideline for Meal Kits Containing Meat or Poultry”. WELL DONE BLOG (2019) [Blog Source_w-morganlewis/com-blog - available on the Internet at https://www.morganlewis.com/blogs/welldone/2019/07/whats-in-my-meal-kit-usda-releases-guideline-for-meal-kits-containing-meat-or-poultry

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Publicidad alimentaria [Food Advertising]

Christian P. Foote, “USA (California) - Truthful Ad Claims About Your Own Product Are Not Implied False Comparisons To Competing, Comparable Products", CMC (2020) 3561-3568 [Blog Source_carr/mcclellan-com.insights - available on the Internet at http://www.carr-mcclellan.com/insights/truthful-ad-claims-product-not-implied-false-comparisons-competing-comparable-products/ (last accessed on 20 February 2020)].

S. Sivaneshwaran and N. Bala Bhuvaneswari, “A Study on Television Advertisements and Its Impact on Children’s Buying Behaviour", Our Heritage, Vol. 68 No. 30 (2020) 3561-3568 [available on the Internet at https://app.box.com/s/ug64my4x2i9a4zlkg80f6j0s9j3q705z (last accessed on 18 February 2020)].

Abstract

In today’s world advertisement plays an important role in influencing customers buying behaviour for products and services. Every company wants to achieve the highest market share. For this purpose, companies use different ways to attract customers of different segments in the best and in a sustainable manner to become the market leader. In this challenging environment, companies are in a position to promote its products in such a way that it gets more loyal customers. They are focusing on the niche of children for marketing their products because they are the ones who are easily attracted by advertisements and are influenced to buy the advertised products. There are various ways in which a company promotes its products. One such way adopted for promotion is ‘Television advertisements’. This paper has made an attempt to study the impact of television advertisements on the buying behaviour of children and how companies can promote their products in an environmental-friendly manner, focusing on children in relation to it.

J. M. Martínez Otero, "Nuevas formas de publicidad encubierta en las plataformas digitales de Internet", Revista de Derecho Mercantil, No. 314 (2019) 223-264 [available on the Internet at https://app.box.com/s/lyvlxqh6yqemnr3fknitfvrcs0hyqdhx

(last accessed on 13 February 2020)].

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Desperdicio y pérdida de alimentos [Food waste and losses]

Ashish Virk and Kapil Bansal, “An International Perspective of Food Wastage: An Analysis of Legal Policies”. Studies in Indian Place Names (UGC Care Journal), Vol. 40 (2020) 1957-1971 [available on the Internet at https://archives.tpnsindia.org/index.php/sipn/article/view/2670/2578 (last accessed on 19 March 2020)].

Abstract

In European and Asian countries, the largest and increasing part of food is wasted at the consumer level. This  issue has  gained  considerable  public  and  government  attention  in the past decades, to curtail the wastage of food at all the stages, specifically retail chains and consumer  level. By the  time  large  number  of  initiatives  executed  by  different  stakeholders such as policy makers, retailers of France, and NGOs of Denmark and research projects that have and are exploring the issue. Furthermore, the European Parliament has called for 2014 to be the ‘year against food waste’. It is well  known  reason  that  consumers  are  avoiding distorted  food  and  foods  which  are  about  to  expire,  to  the  best  before  date,  in  the  choice situation  of  food  safety  concerns  and  more  reasons  are  behind  this  is  the  lack  of  storage facilities,  family  practices  about  meals  like  choices and  more  interest  in  junk  food  that  the prepared food at home this influences the quantity of food waste created in the household.

Tamar Makov et al., “Social and environmental analysis of food waste abatement via the peer-to-peer sharing economy”. Nature Communications, No. 11 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14899-5 [available on the Internet at https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-14899-5.pdf (last accessed on 16 March 2020)].

Abstract

Reducing food waste is widely recognized as critical for improving resource efficiency and meeting the nutritional demand of a growing human population. Here we explore whether the sharing economy can provide meaningful assistance to reducing food waste in a relatively low-impact and environmentally-sound way. Analyzing 170,000 postings on a popular peer-to-peer food-sharing app, we find that over 19 months, 90t of food waste with an equivalent retail value of £0.7 million were collected by secondary consumers and diverted from disposal. An environmental analysis focused on Greater London reveals that these exchanges were responsible for avoiding emission of 87–156t of CO2eq. Our results indicate that most exchanges were among users associated with lower income yet higher levels of education. These findings, together with the high collection rates (60% on average) suggest that the sharing economy may offer powerful means for improving resource efficiency and reducing food waste.

Wolfgang Britz et al., “Can Food Waste Reduction in Europe Help to Increase Food Availability and Reduce Pressure on Natural Resources Globally?”. Discussion Paper 2020:1, Institute for Food and Resource Economics, University of Bonn (Forthcoming in German Journal of Agricultural Economics) (2020) 40 pp. [available on the Internet at https://app.box.com/s/sj1x48hhboa7g4m612a9x4qbk7nt21pf (last accessed on 15 February 2020)].

Abstract

In recent years, reducing food waste and loss has become a policy priority in the European Union, but little is known about impacts of related measures in the EU and beyond. This study informs the debate on food waste reduction through a quantitative analysis. It considers adjustment costs for reducing food waste in food processing industries and impacts on food availability, pressure on land and water, and other environmental consequences.  The results suggest that the leakage effects of  global  trade  may offset  almost  all  benefits  of  food  waste  reduction  in  the  EU.  We thus conclude that costly efforts to reduce food waste in the EU cannot be motivated by larger contributions to global food availability and environmental benefits. This highlights the need for global coordination of such policies and/or more targeted actions in the EU which focus on specific production chains, where losses can be reduced and environmental gains obtained at a relatively low cost.

“El Derecho como herramienta para reducir la pérdida y el desperdicio de alimentos: la experiencia en América Latina”. FAO (2020) [Blog Source_e-contrast – blogspot - available on the Internet at https://e-contrast.blogspot.com/2020/02/el-derecho-como-herramienta-para.html (last accessed on 13 February 2020)].

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Etiquetado alimentario e información del consumidor [Labelling and consumer’s information]

“USA - FDA’s Launches Campaign on New Nutrition Facts Label”. The Daily Intake (2020) [Source Blog - K and H - available on the Internet at: https://www.dailyintakeblog.com/2020/03/fdas-launches-campaign-on-new-nutrition-facts-label/  (last accessed on 16 March 2020)].

Robert G. Hibbert and Ryan Fournier, “USA - FSIS Advises on Animal-Raising Label Claims but Issues Still Exist”. Well Done (2020) [Source Blog_morganlewis/com.blogs_welldone - available on the Internet at: https://www.morganlewis.com/blogs/welldone/2020/03/fsis-advises-on-animal-raising-label-claims-but-issues-still-exist#page=1  (last accessed on 13 March 2020)].

“USA - Dairy Industry Urges FDA to Prohibit the Use of Traditional Dairy Terms on Plant-Based Products”. The Daily Intake (2020) [Source Blog - K and H - available on the Internet at: https://www.dailyintakeblog.com/2020/03/dairy-industry-urges-fda-to-prohibit-the-use-of-traditional-dairy-terms-on-plant-based-products/#page=1  (last accessed on 6 March 2020)].

Liran Christine Shan et al., “What makes smartphone games successful in food information communication?”. npj Science of Food, Vol. 4 No. 2 (2020) doi.org/10.1038/s41538-020-0062-8 [available on the Internet at: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41538-020-0062-8.pdf (last accessed on 7 February 2020)].

“Italia: Nutrinform Battery: decreto notificato alla commissione UE”. Alimenti & Salute (2020) [Blog: alimenti_salutez/it.not - available on the Internet at: https://www.alimenti-salute.it/notizia/nutrinform-battery-decreto-notificato-commissione-ue (last accessed on 3 February 2020)].

Sarah Dent, “Vegan labelling: what’s the law?”. BPE (2020) [Blog Source_uk.discover/bpe - available on the Internet at: https://www.bpe.co.uk/discover-bpe/why-bpe/insights/2020/01/vegan-labelling-what-s-the-law/ (last accessed on 17 January 2020)].

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🌐 Boletín de bibliografía (Alimentación y Consumo) nº 120/2019

Boletín nº 120 (2019)                                                                     © Todos los derechos reservados

Artículos de revista (y notas ‘colgadas’ en un blog)

Índice:

Pág.

  2                           Alimentos ecológicos

  2                           Alimentos tradicionales

  3                           Complementos alimenticios

  3                           Comportamiento y percepción del consumidor

  4                           Contaminación

  5                           EE.UU.

  6                           Influencers

  6                           Plaguicidas

  7                           Principio de precaución

  7                           Publicidad y promoción de ventas

  8                           Sucedáneos de carne, leche, etcétera

  8                           Ventas online

  9                           De nuestros archivos…    

 11                          En Linkedin

 18                          Libros y otros documentos

Consultar: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337843153_Boletin_de_bibliografia_Alimentacion_y_Consumo_n_1202019

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● Maria Eugenia Marichal, “La OMC y el proceso de globalización de la regulación alimentaria”

Revista di Diretto Internacional, Vol. 12 nº 2 (2014) 307‑321.

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The Regulatory Impact Analysis and the draft amendment of the Official Mexican Standard “General Labelling Specifications for Pre-packaged Foods and Non-Alcoholic Beverages”

By Ernesto Algaba & Cecilia Stahlhut on October 10, 2019

POSTED IN ADVERTISING, FOOD LABELING, MEXICO, SUGAR

On October 7th, 2019, the Regulatory Impact Analysis and the draft amendment of the Official Mexican Standard NOM-051-SCFI/SSA1-2010 – “General Labelling Specifications for Pre-packaged Foods and Non-Alcoholic Beverages – Commercial and Health Information” were published in the portal of the National Commission on Regulatory Improvement. The foregoing was the result of the proposal for amendment of the General Health Law in terms of the front labeling warnings, submitted by the Health Commission of the House of Representatives.

Below please find some of the main modifications included in the aforementioned draft amendment:

i. It introduces new applicable terms and definitions, such as sugar added and sugar-free, natural or artificial sweetener, front labeling system; supplementary nutrition facts, children, critical nutrients, genuine and substitute products, warning stamp, among others.

ii. It now forbids the use of legends which refer to recommendations or endorsements by professional companies or associations.

iii. The use of characters, drawings, celebrities, gifts, offers, toys or contests is now forbidden for certain product categories.

iv. Likewise, the new draft amendment now limits the advertising of certain product categories in social media.

v. New rules apply for the use and declaration of the denomination of foods, mainly in terms of genuine and substitute products.

vi. Furthermore, the draft amendment sets out new guidelines for the declaration of ingredients, among which the following stand out:

• Declaration of sugars, their categories, and quantities.
• Declarations of allergens and ingredients which may cause hypersensitivity and/or intolerance, including new categories thereof (e.g. syrups).
• Tighter regulations for additives.

vii. Draft amendments introduce the obligation to declare added sugars and trans-fats, as part of the Nutritional Declaration of products.

viii. It now broadens the supplementary nutritional facts chapter.

ix. Adopts the Front Labeling System, the purpose of which is to warn and inform the consumer regarding nutrients which, according to the provisions of the Official Mexican Standards (NOM), constitute a health risk. For example:

• The use of warning stamps in connection with nutrients (for example: “Excess Calories”).
• The use of warning stamps in connection with sweeteners (for example: “It contains sweeteners, should be avoided for children”).
• Precautionary legends (for example: “It contains caffeine, should be avoided in children”).

1. Finally, the draft amendment provides for a Conformity Assessment Procedure, and now introduces the obligation to obtain a compliance opinion.

[View source: https://www.hlfoodlaw.com/2019/10/the-regulatory-impact-analysis-and-the-draft-amendment-of-the-official-mexican-standard-general-labelling-specifications-for-pre-packaged-foods-and-non-alcoholic-beverages/]

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