China: Food Security Introduced in the National Security Strategy 2021-2025
According to Xinhua News Agency, the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party held a meeting on November 18 to review the National Security Strategy for 2021-2025 period. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, chaired the meeting.
The national security strategy for 2021-2025 period refers to achieving food security. Other key areas include political security, economic security, social security, scientific and technological security.
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The national security strategy for 2021-2025 period refers to achieving food security. Other key areas include political security, economic security, social security, scientific and technological security.
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EU: Public Consultation on Recycled Plastic in Food Packaging
The European Commission is conducting a public consultation on a Draft Regulation on recycled plastic materials and articles envisioned to be exposed to foods, and revoking Regulation (EC) No 282/2008.
The feedback period is open until January 10, 2022.
The Commission intends to embrace the regulation during Q1 of 2022.
The Draft Regulation lays down rules for:
a) the placing on the market of plastic food contact materials and articles, containing plastic originating from plastic waste;
b) the development and operation of recycling processes to produce recycled plastic for use in those plastic materials and articles;
c) the use in contact with food of recycled plastic materials and articles and of plastic materials and articles which are intended to be recycled.
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The feedback period is open until January 10, 2022.
The Commission intends to embrace the regulation during Q1 of 2022.
The Draft Regulation lays down rules for:
a) the placing on the market of plastic food contact materials and articles, containing plastic originating from plastic waste;
b) the development and operation of recycling processes to produce recycled plastic for use in those plastic materials and articles;
c) the use in contact with food of recycled plastic materials and articles and of plastic materials and articles which are intended to be recycled.
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New Conference on Food Safety in Africa Raises Awareness on Emerging Food Safety Matters
The first African Continental Association for Food Protection (ACAFP) Conference on Food Safety in Africa took place virtually on November 10-11, 2021, under the theme “Food Safety in Africa: Past, Current & the Future”. The aim of the meeting was to raise awareness on emerging food safety matters, engagement, and collaboration among different stakeholders in Africa.
ACAFP jointly organized this event with the African Union, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP).
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ACAFP jointly organized this event with the African Union, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP).
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Spain: New Food Chain Law
On December 2, 2021, the Spanish Congress of Deputies approved a new law that amends Law 12/2013 on measures to improve the functioning of the food chain. The main novelty is the prohibition of selling at a loss.
The new law transposes the European Directive (Directive (UE) 2019/633) on unfair business-to-business commercial practices in the agricultural and food supply chain and extends it in accordance with Article 9, which allows Member States to "maintain or introduce stricter rules".
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The new law transposes the European Directive (Directive (UE) 2019/633) on unfair business-to-business commercial practices in the agricultural and food supply chain and extends it in accordance with Article 9, which allows Member States to "maintain or introduce stricter rules".
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