MANDATORY LABELLING OF NANOFOODS AND THE WTO AGREEMENTS

The labelling of food products that contain new technologies have been carried out to ensure that consumers are well informed on the hazards and uncertainty of the technologies incorporated for food production. Although food labelling is important, the implementation of mandatory labelling measures...

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Autores principales:	Nor Akhmal Hasmin, Zinatul Ashiqin Zainol, Najwa Azizun, Nur Hafidah Abd Kadir
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Publicado:	UUM Press 2020
Materias:	mandatory labelling nanofood tbt agreement sps agreement barrier to trade International relations JZ2-6530
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c52b86e4bbab439a8db01cb535f232aa2021-11-15T08:24:56ZMANDATORY LABELLING OF NANOFOODS AND THE WTO AGREEMENTS10.32890/jis2020.16.41823-691Xhttps://doaj.org/article/c52b86e4bbab439a8db01cb535f232aa2020-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://e-journal.uum.edu.my/index.php/jis/article/view/jis2020.16.4https://doaj.org/toc/1823-691XThe labelling of food products that contain new technologies have been carried out to ensure that consumers are well informed on the hazards and uncertainty of the technologies incorporated for food production. Although food labelling is important, the implementation of mandatory labelling measures for nanofood within the domestic legislation is only possible if it is aligned with the regulations of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). This study examines the mandatory labelling measure for nanofood that would be permissible under the WTO agreements, i.e. under the Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement and the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement. This study adopted a doctrinal approach and content analysis that examine the relevant legal provisions in the WTO agreements, proceedings conducted by the WTO, and other documents on nanofood labelling. The findings suggest that the labelling measure amounts to unnecessary barriers to international trade. Moreover, mandatory labelling is not an international labelling standard, while the practice of mandatory labelling was found to be trade restrictive. Some recommendations were presented in this study that provide valuable insights on the implementation of mandatory labelling for nanofood if countries decide to introduce this measures into their food information system. Nor Akhmal HasminZinatul Ashiqin ZainolNajwa AzizunNur Hafidah Abd KadirUUM Pressarticlemandatory labellingnanofoodtbt agreementsps agreementbarrier to tradeInternational relationsJZ2-6530ENJournal of International Studies, Vol 16, Pp 59-72 (2020)
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description	The labelling of food products that contain new technologies have been carried out to ensure that consumers are well informed on the hazards and uncertainty of the technologies incorporated for food production. Although food labelling is important, the implementation of mandatory labelling measures for nanofood within the domestic legislation is only possible if it is aligned with the regulations of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). This study examines the mandatory labelling measure for nanofood that would be permissible under the WTO agreements, i.e. under the Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement and the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement. This study adopted a doctrinal approach and content analysis that examine the relevant legal provisions in the WTO agreements, proceedings conducted by the WTO, and other documents on nanofood labelling. The findings suggest that the labelling measure amounts to unnecessary barriers to international trade. Moreover, mandatory labelling is not an international labelling standard, while the practice of mandatory labelling was found to be trade restrictive. Some recommendations were presented in this study that provide valuable insights on the implementation of mandatory labelling for nanofood if countries decide to introduce this measures into their food information system.
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title	MANDATORY LABELLING OF NANOFOODS AND THE WTO AGREEMENTS
title_short	MANDATORY LABELLING OF NANOFOODS AND THE WTO AGREEMENTS
title_full	MANDATORY LABELLING OF NANOFOODS AND THE WTO AGREEMENTS
title_fullStr	MANDATORY LABELLING OF NANOFOODS AND THE WTO AGREEMENTS
title_full_unstemmed	MANDATORY LABELLING OF NANOFOODS AND THE WTO AGREEMENTS
title_sort	mandatory labelling of nanofoods and the wto agreements
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MANDATORY LABELLING OF NANOFOODS AND THE WTO AGREEMENTS

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