New meat is coming
Since April 22 Starbucks is serving, in its stores in China, prepackaged meals with plant-based meat ingredients. In particular, we
Tag: labeling
New draft GB 7718 – main changes
2019 ended with a “roar” from the food regulator. New draft GB 7718 (the fundamental standard for labeling of pre-packaged
Product categorization: when detail really matters
Product categorization is indeed the cornerstone of the compliance assessment of every food product – whether imported into China or
Webminar on new draft GB 7718 and GB 28050
China is in the process of updating two crucial standards – the cornerstone of its food labeling regulation. Two non-final
New draft for food labeling standard: something (very) big may be coming….
On November 2018 the new draft GB 7718 was released for public comments. This is a key regulation for food
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
Implementing Food Safety Regulations on their way
The Implementing Regulation of the Food Safety law is undergoing a possible – final – review. After the release of
How “natural” can food be (in China)?
In a highly humanized, food-safety plagued, severely polluted environment as China is, no wonder that the appeal for natural food
Expiry date vs best before date: which consequences in Chinese regulation?
It appears nowadays clear that Chinese authorities are moving towards strict application of food safety provisions. Recently, Shanghai was the
