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INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ROUND UP – CAOBISCO WARNS EU CONFECTIONERY EXPORTERS MAY STRUGGLE TO EXPLOIT JAPAN TRADE DEAL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) chocolate, biscuit and confectionery industry association CAOBISCO has raised concerns that EU exporters will be unable to exploit the reduction of Japanese tariffs under the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), in force since February 1. CAOBISCO is concerned about how the deal includes rules of origin forcing its members to demonstrate how they source specific volumes of ingredients from the EU, rather than their value, which would be easier to demonstrate.…
INDONESIAN CANDIDATES PROMISE GROWTH FOR TEXTILE INDUSTRY AS THEY VIE FOR PRESIDENCY IN APRIL POLL
CANDIDATES in next month’s presidential election in Indonesia have pledged to bolster the country’s textile industry but remain tight-lipped about specific details for improvement.
Industry association leaders have said incumbent President Joko Widodo’s infrastructure investment drive has yet to result in lower logistics costs for the sector – but still favour his plans over those of his presidential rival.…
PLANNED EU RULING MAY REGULATE TATTOO INKS FOR THE FIRST TIME ACROSS EUROPE TO AVOID HEALTH RISKS
BODY artists in Europe may have to reconsider the pigments that they use in future, with the European Union (EU) drafting new rules that could regulate what chemicals can be used in tattoo inks. While today 12 out of every 100 Europeans are tattooed or have some sort of permanent cosmetic treatment, experts are increasingly concerned that these skin colouring agents may contain hazardous substances, known or suspected to have adverse health effects causing cancer, allergies or mutations.…
INDIA’S NATIONAL POTATO CHIP MARKET GROWS FAST SHARED BY BIG PLAYERS AND LOCAL MINNOWS
India’s potato chips/crisps market was worth USD2.59 billion in 2017 and is growing at an annual rate of 18.7%, data analytics firm GlobalData reports, and is expected to soar to a value of USD5.5 billion in 2022. The sale of branded chips sold by manufacturers across India is dominated by a handful of big companies – making up USD900 million of the segment’s total receipts, according to Indian ethnic food manufacturer and retailer Haldiram Snacks Pvt Ltd.…
INDIA’S UNTAPPED AND VAST RURAL MARKET OFFERS HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR MAJOR POTATO CHIP BRANDS
India’s fast-growing potato chips market has huge potential for future growth, driven especially by rising demand in the rural markets, where two thirds of India’s 1.3 billion people still live.
For example, in the fast moving consumer goods segment, India’s rural market accounts for 40% of the national sales and is growing at about 10% annually, which is faster than the urban markets, said a ‘Indian Rural Market’ report issued by Confederation of Indian Industries in March 2017.…
BRITISH MEAT EXPORTERS EYE JAPANESE MARKET AT MAJOR SHOW, NOW BSE-RELATED IMPORT BAN HAS GONE
British beef and lamb producers this week eyed the Japan market following the lifting of a 23-year import ban in January 2019, with a presence at Japan’s Foodex, Asia’s largest food and drink exhibition.
Producers from across the UK met Japanese importers, distributors, buyers and consumers at the Makuhari Messe conference centre, near Tokyo, on March 5–8.…
FINNISH FAST FOOD CHAIN HESBURGER TAKES ON THE CHALLENGES OF EAST EUROPEAN MARKETS
A FINNISH burger chain that has taken the plunge into some of Europe’s most challenging eastern markets now has almost as many outlets abroad as in its home market.
Turku-based Hesburger is now building sales in Belarus, having announced it would move into this country in 2017.…
EU BANKS LINKED TO USD4.8 BILLION TROIKA LAUNDROMAT SCANDAL
MAJOR western banks have been linked to the ‘Troika Laundromat’ scandal, which saw USD4.8 billion funnelled out of Russia via Russian investment bank Troika Dialog. The latest revelations published March 4 by newspapers linked to the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) said that Troika was one of at least 75 companies that formed a complex financial web from 2006 to early 2013 and not only shifted billions out of Russia but also USD4.6 billion into the country.…
EU/WTO REGULATORY ROUND UP – NEW RULES AGREED ON EFSA TRANSPARENCY
AGREEMENT has been reached between European Union (EU) institutions on reforms to the EU general food law regulation ensuring that studies behind European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) recommendations are made public. This would include data supporting a request for EFSA scientific advice.…
MEPS BACK TEXT OF NEW EU SINGLE USE PLASTICS LAW
THE EUROPEAN Parliament has approved the planned ambitious European Union (EU) directive banning a majority of single use plastics items across all 28 member states. The law now awaits a final confirmatory vote from the EU Council of Ministers – expected to be a formality given the EU parliament and council struck a deal on its terms in January (2019).…