Results of an EU wide comparison of quality related characteristics of foos products

Summary:

Report published by the Joint Research Centre in June 2019, which aims at better understanding the dual quality of food products in the European Union (EU).

Further information:

Analysing nearly 1400 products in 19 EU Member States, this study shows that 9% of the compared products differed in composition, although the front-of-pack was identical. A further 22% of products with a different composition had a similar front-of-pack. The study did not show a consistent geographical pattern.

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European Commission: Results of an EU wide comparison of quality related characteristics of food products [Annex to Report] https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/sites/jrcsh/files/20160624_report-results-quality-comparison-food-products_final_annex.pdf

European Commission: Dual Food Quality: Questions and Answers, 24 June 2019 http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_QANDA-19-3333_en.htm

European Commission: Press Release, 24/06/2019: Dual Food Quality: Commission releases study assessing differences in the composition of EU food products http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-19-3332_en.htm

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ESO Records

Dual quality of food: European Commission releases common testing methodology, June 2018 https://www.europeansources.info/record/european-commission-releases-common-testing-methodology-to-address-dual-quality-of-food/

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