Ya, saya teringat dengan peristiwa di Australia itu ketika membaca berita BBC ini.
--- In proletar@yahoogroups.com, "Teddy S." <teddyr@...> wrote: > > Akan muncul reaksi dari Indonesia nantinya yang mengatakan bahwa > negara-negara Barat sedang berkomplot melakukan diskriminasi terhadap > produk-produk yang dihasilkan oleh Indonesia seperti halnya reaksi atas RUU > di Australia di mana fihak supermarket yang sebenarnya keberatan dengan > penambahan label dikarenakan adanya penambahan biaya untuk mereka. > > > --- In proletar@yahoogroups.com, "Bukan Pedanda" <bukan.pedanda@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Saya kutip: > > > > > > "If palm oil is used as a vegetable oil then it will have to be stated on > > the label. That is meant to satisfy consumers who may be concerned about > > palm oil plantations, which have replaced areas of rainforest in some > > developing countries." > > > > -- > > > > BBC > > > > BBC News Europe > > > > 6 July 2011 Last updated at 11:50 GMT > > > > EU targets meat origins with new food labelling > > Comments (133) > > By Laurence Peter BBC News > > > > > > People in Poland, Germany and the UK share their opinions on food labelling > > > > > > European consumers will have to be told where most of their meat comes from > > under new EU food labelling rules set to become law soon. > > > > Euro-MPs backed the wide-ranging rules in a vote on Wednesday. > > > > Beef currently has country-of-origin labelling, but the plan is to extend > > that to poultry, pork and lamb too. > > > > A standard label including information about energy content, fats, sugar > > and salt is set to become mandatory for pre-packed food sold across the EU. > > > > In recent weeks food safety has been a hot topic in Europe because of an E. > > coli outbreak that has claimed 49 lives in Germany. > > > > Bean sprouts from an organic farm in Lower Saxony were blamed, but the > > origin is now believed to be contaminated fenugreek seeds imported from > > Egypt. > > Meat on sale in a French supermarket - file pic Health concerns have > > fuelled Europe's drive for better food labelling > > > > The crisis highlighted the complexity of Europe's food chain and the need > > for traceability. > > > > The new labelling rules were under discussion long before the German > > emergency, however. > > > > The nutritional data will have to be grouped in tabular form on the > > packaging and expressed per 100g or per 100ml. > > > > Food producers can also include Guideline Daily Amounts (GDAs) - a system > > already widely used - or use the term "per portion", once the European > > Commission has defined portion sizes. > > > > A minimum font size of 1.2mm has been set for the lettering - or 0.9mm for > > small packets - so that the labels are clear. > > > > The legislation allows food businesses a maximum of five years to switch to > > the new labels. > > Country of origin debate > > > > There is scope for businesses to provide more information than the > > mandatory minimum - for example, the "traffic light" colour-coding scheme > > used by many UK retailers can continue. > > Continue reading the main story > > New EU food labels > > > > * Nutritional breakdown must be indicated > > * Most pre-packed meat to have country of origin > > * Allergenic substances must be indicated > > * Lettering must conform to regulation size > > * Type of vegetable oil to be indicated, eg palm oil > > * Imitation foods - eg oil-based cheese - to be clearly marked > > > > Under the new rules, any allergenic substances will have to be clearly > > labelled in the ingredients. > > > > Besides beef, currently the country of origin has to be marked on packs of > > fresh fruit and vegetables, fish, olive oil and honey. > > > > MEPs also wanted the country of origin to be marked on dairy produce and on > > processed meat such as sausages and ready meals, but EU ministers rejected > > that proposal. > > > > The European Commission will study the feasibility of widening country of > > origin labelling to other foods. > > > > The European Parliament's chief negotiator on the new rules, German > > centre-right MEP Renate Sommer, warned of the extra cost to businesses. > > > > "First we must establish whether the country of origin indication is really > > viable for strawberries in jam or for tomatoes in ketchup, and what extra > > costs are involved, because it's ultimately the consumer who pays," she > > said. > > Administrative burden > > > > Imitation foods, for example cheese substitute based on vegetable oil, will > > have to be accurately labelled on the front of the pack so as not to > > mislead shoppers. > > Continue reading the main story > > > > If palm oil is used as a vegetable oil then it will have to be stated on > > the label. That is meant to satisfy consumers who may be concerned about > > palm oil plantations, which have replaced areas of rainforest in some > > developing countries. > > > > The main European consumers' organisation, BEUC, welcomed the changes, but > > voiced dismay that the nutrition information would not have to be put on > > the front of the pack. > > > > BEUC director general Monique Goyens said "consumers will be able to make > > more informed choices on food products, but the regulation will not enable > > them to choose the healthiest products at a glance". > > > > "With regard to the traffic light scheme which presents the amount of > > nutrients in a food product, we consider its rejection last year a real > > blow for consumers," she added. > > > > The main exemptions from the mandatory labelling system will be for > > small-scale traditional producers and for fresh produce that is not > > pre-packed. > > > > EU negotiators decided that small-scale producers should not face the > > additional administrative cost of adopting the new labels. > > > > An animal welfare activist told the Farming Today programme on BBC Radio 4 > > that there was still time to make the new EU rules more detailed, so that > > labels "show where animals were born, reared and slaughtered". > > > > Peter Stevenson of Compassion in World Farming said consumers had a right > > to know the animal's life journey, and "to be in a position to say 'No, we > > won't buy that meat'". Consumers already get such information for veal, he > > said. > > > > According to Andrew Opie of the British Retail Consortium, UK meat > > producers already show on the pack where an animal was born and reared. He > > said it should not be mandatory to indicate the place of slaughter. > > > > Meat from animals slaughtered by means other than stunning - for example > > kosher or halal meat - will not have to be labelled as such. But MEPs will > > consider the issue again in a review of the EU's animal welfare strategy. > > > ------------------------------------ Post message: prole...@egroups.com Subscribe : proletar-subscr...@egroups.com Unsubscribe : proletar-unsubscr...@egroups.com List owner : proletar-ow...@egroups.com Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! 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