Gluten Free in China
Today we focus on gluten and “gluten –free” food. Although not yet as popular as in Europe or US, gluten
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Chinese salmon and trout: how fishy is that?
On August 6, 2018, CAPPMA (China Aquatic Products Processing and Marketing Alliance) issued a rather controversial draft standard about “Salmon
Squeezing claims out of fruit or veggies
We all know that Chinese consumers are quickly moving towards “healthy” food products, meaning food products that can be beneficial
How will future (food) look like?
Just back from Bangkok, where I attended the 2018 Innofood Conference, held at Thaifex. Bangkok is always worth a trip,
Is honey healthy? or – at least – can we say it?
Where does the line between regualted claims and non-regulated claims stand exactly? not easy to say, most of all when
Lavender and poppy (seeds)
This post comes out from daily, personal experience in Shanghai. A friend of mine mentioned to me that she had
Blend oil labels
A Chinese domestic brand of cooking oil – Lvbao (meaning: emerald) sells a blend of olive oil and sunflower oil.
“Without sucrose” claim turns out bitter…
On February 2017, Mr. Yang bought 55 packages of dairy products from an Inner-Mongolia retailer. The package of thse products
Histories of …. motherwort honey and casein in infant formula
A recent decision about consumers claim for food product compliance recently grabbed our attention. Please find hereby some analysis
The regulatory breakthrough led by Starbucks
On October 25, 2017 the new “Shanghai Open coffee-roasting production license review rules” entered into force. These rules apply to
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