Questions and answers on the application of Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011 on food information to consumers.
Starting in December 2014 the regulation No. 1169/2011 on food information for consumers will come into effect.
On October 25, 2011, the European Parliament and the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on food information given to consumers (hereinafter called 'the IAC Regulation').
The U.S. FDA has extended, until January 27 2014, the period for comment on new regulations for foreign suppliers and external auditors.
From an article by the Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promotion Office (PROCOMER):
The Food and Drug Administration ((FDA) has extended the comment period on the programs 'Verification for Foreign Suppliers for Importers of Food for People and Animals and Accreditation of External Auditors' until January 27, 2014.
It is estimated that there are more than 50 companies waiting for the definition of the steps necessary to legitimately use the trade mark 'Essential Costa Rica'.
With the publication of the regulation in the Official Gazette," the Institute of Technical Standards of Costa Rica (Inteco) will be able to apply the exam for evaluators to visit companies interested in becoming certified with the brand," noted an article in Elfinancierocr.com.
Two new programs propose verification regulations on foreign suppliers for importers of food used for human and animal consumption.
The new rules proposed by the Bureau of Food and Drug Administration of the United States (FDA), is in the process of public review and comment for a period of 120 days.
The first set of rules "... would require U.S. importers to verify that their suppliers produce foods that meet U.S.
Starting from May 1st new regulations in China came into force which govern inspection, quarantine and supervision of imports and exports of dairy products.
From an article by the Costa Rican Trade Promotion Office (PROCOMER):
The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China (AQSIQ by its acronym in English) recently released two statements, which regulate Decree No.
The European Union has put into effect a regulation to combat trade in products manufactured with illegal timber with an emphasis on traceability.
From an article by the Costa Rican Trade Promotion Office (PROCOMER):
In March the European Union (EU) put into effect Regulation (EU) 995/2010 of the European Parliament which seeks to regulate the market for wood products in order to minimize the risk of selling illegal timber in the EU, this regulation requires the operator or company responsible for introducing a product of this nature to the region to be able to apply the principle of "due diligence", so as to ensure that timber traded is legal.
From March new requirements imposed by the Food and Drug Administration will be implemented progressively on food imported by the United States.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will begin to implement requirements for a new Food Safety Law relating to products exported to the country from March.
Among other changes, from now on there will be stricter rules on labeling, improved hygiene conditions, prohibition of certain elements in food preparation and nutritional information.
New FDA regulations address security concerns and carry penalties starting in $5.000.
The new rules require exporters to supply additional information, such as name and address of the exporter, location of the containers with their products and name of the vessel in which the merchandise is transported.
Ana Díaz, from COEXPORT (Salvadoran Exporters Corporation), told Laprensagrafica.com: "This compulsory documentation is called Importer Security 10+2, and must be submitted 24 hours before the products arrive in the U.S.".