'Dual quality' food sold in the EU
Brussels acts to prohibit ‘dual quality’ food
The European Commission has acted to prohibit so-called dual quality food across the EU following pressure from central and eastern…
Eastern European leaders meet EU Commissioners at dual standards summit
The prime ministers of the four Eastern European countries at the centre of the food products dual standards row have…
Baby food maker Hipp to relaunch product in Croatia in face of ‘dual standards’ row
Hipp, the Switzerland-headquartered baby food firm, is to relaunch one of its products in Croatia after becoming embroiled in the…
Brussels offers “support” but no law change on ‘dual-quality’ foods
The European Commission, faced with four angry member states claiming foods of lower quality are being sold in their countries…
Bahlsen unifies production amid “dual standards” row
German cookie and biscuit maker Bahlsen has moved to unify its production standards in Europe. The move comes amid a…
Slovakia PM to head to Brussels for talks on food standards
The row over food standards between the EU and four of its member states in the centre and east of…
Czechs call on EU to correct food ‘double standards’
The Czech government has claimed new research confirms its suspicions food producers are providing poorer quality ingredients for products sold…
EU says no evidence of brands’ “double standards” – for now
The European Commission has concluded "for the moment" it has no evidence of any significant differences in quality of the same…
Bulgaria starts food quality checks over “double standards” concerns
Bulgaria said yesterday (29 May) it had begun analysing food products sold in the country to compare them with the…
Slovakia, Hungary urges EU to act on food quality concerns
Slovakia and Hungary are calling on European Union leaders to take action over concerns that the quality of branded food…