Vietnam – New Criminal Code provides stricter sanctions for food safety violations

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"According to Vietnam's amended Penal Code which took effect on Jan. 1, the slightest penalty for filthy food producers or traders is a fine of 50-200 million Vietnamese dong (2,200-8,800 U.S. dollars) or a jail term of 1-5 years, and the heaviest one is a jail term of 12-20 years, daily newspaper Tien Phong (Pioneer) … Continue reading Vietnam – New Criminal Code provides stricter sanctions for food safety violations

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Romania Suspends Unclear Food Waste Law

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Today I receive and publish an interesting contribution about the recent "food waste" law recently entered into force in Romania, coming from Oana Constantinescu and Toma Barbărasă (respectively partner and attorney at law at Schoenherr si Asociatii SCA). After France and Italy to my knowledge that is the most concrete attempt in EU to mitigate the … Continue reading Romania Suspends Unclear Food Waste Law