A new EU regulation (EC 2021/2117) has made it mandatory for wine product labels to include nutritional information and an ingredient list. This means that all South African wine products produced after 8 December 2023 and exported to the European Union need some urgent attention. To support the ...
Consumer protection is the overarching aim of all regulations and food safety standards in the food industry. Considering past incidents in the news and media related to vegan products, it’s clear a compromised vegan claim could result in major harm to consumers, damage to your reputation, and...
With the current shift towards vegan diets, there has been notable consumer (and consequently, food industry) attentiveness towards vegan-related food products. This has exposed potential gaps in the regulations, and in turn, in the industry's understanding of what is required for this type of produ...
‘Plant-based’, ‘vegan’ and ‘vegetarian’ are popular terms that are often used interchangeably. However, are they actually referring to the same thing? The short answer is no. ‘Plant-based diets’ – also sometimes referred to as ‘plant-forward’ diets – is the umbrella term f...
There has been an evident consumer shift towards plant-based products. This growing movement, especially for vegan products, has highlighted the unique and multi-factorial challenges and gaps in commercial testing methods to adequately meet market requirements. The complex nature of food, combi...