Animal feed, Food, Food additives – Ukraine

The draft Law is developed to align the provisions of Ukrainian legislation with certain requirements of the European Union legal acts. The key amendments include: Amendments to the Law of Ukraine 'On Consumer Information on Food Products': The draft Law clarifies requirements for providing information on food products to harmonize with EU legislation and prevent misleading consumers. In particular, it prohibits attributing properties to food products related to the prevention or treatment of diseases, except where explicitly allowed for certain categories of products under the law. The list of allergens has been updated, specifying exemptions for certain mustard derivatives and requirements for declaring caffeine content, particularly in dietary supplements, have been clarified. Amendments to the Law of Ukraine 'On Materials and Articles Intended to Come into Contact with Food': The draft Law introduces EU-aligned provisions for materials and articles made of recycled plastics that come into contact with food. Terminology is clarified and expanded (recycled/input plastics, decontamination and recycling processes, recycling installations and capacities, batches, recycling schemes and managers) to ensure consistent regulation across all stages of processing and the supply chain. Authorized EU recycling technologies and processes may be used without duplicating national procedures. Electronic notification of recycled plastic production is introduced, along with open…