{"id":28031,"date":"2025-03-24T14:48:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T06:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/?p=28031"},"modified":"2025-03-25T10:30:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T02:30:47","slug":"imitate-food-eu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/markets\/imitate-food-eu\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Regulatory Update: Food-Imitating Products to Avoid"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"28031\" class=\"elementor elementor-28031\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b638e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b638e4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17ee3e5\" data-id=\"17ee3e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56e9b13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56e9b13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To protect consumers at large, the EU Directive <a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/?uri=CELEX%3A31987L0357\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">87\/357\/EEC<\/a>\u00a0prohibits the marketing, import and manufacture of products that look like foodstuffs but that in fact should not be eaten at all.\u00a0<\/p><p>Food-imitating products are still being recalled after almost 40 years since its implementation, indicating a need to apply stricter regulations in this regard.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e06f4fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e06f4fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e81fbbf\" data-id=\"e81fbbf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77f8d3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77f8d3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Food-Imitating Products and Their Risks<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-731be5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"731be5b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-482bf45\" data-id=\"482bf45\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f46dd75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f46dd75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Products that look like foodstuffs, such as all products that have a form, odour, colour, appearance, packaging, labelling or size that closely resemble real foods, are prohibited under Directive 87\/357\/EEC.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5cce8a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5cce8a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed738eb\" data-id=\"ed738eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03a54d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"03a54d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"712\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Foodimitation-1024x712.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28034\" alt=\"Examples of food-imitating products.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Foodimitation-1024x712.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Foodimitation-600x417.jpg 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Foodimitation-768x534.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Foodimitation.jpg 1342w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Examples of food-imitating products.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-579a154 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"579a154\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60af9ab\" data-id=\"60af9ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a0bcce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a0bcce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Consumers, especially children, will confuse them with foodstuffs and place them in their mouths, or suck or ingest them, causing the following potential harms:<\/p><ul><li>suffocation<\/li><li>food poisoning<\/li><li>perforation<\/li><li>body obstruction<\/li><\/ul><p>All of these products have been recalled from the market and have been notified on <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/safety-gate-alerts\/screen\/search?resetSearch=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SafetyGate<\/a>\u00a0(previously RAPEX).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-059cf4e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"059cf4e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a82137e\" data-id=\"a82137e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d79aee3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d79aee3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New Regulation Implementation Timeline<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3895bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3895bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ba5397\" data-id=\"9ba5397\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6bb12f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6bb12f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/?uri=CELEX:32023R0988\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(EU) 2023\/988<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0that applies <strong>from 13 December 2024<\/strong> and that repeals Directive 87\/357\/EEC now includes the same rule on food imitation products in <em>Article 6(f)(i)<\/em>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d518896 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d518896\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-301bc68\" data-id=\"301bc68\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3d348d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a3d348d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-768a811 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"768a811\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8a9432\" data-id=\"b8a9432\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa66b1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa66b1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Source safe and quality food and beverages on our e-Marketplace today:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5922fb5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5922fb5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e62337c\" data-id=\"e62337c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-566c9d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"566c9d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sourcing.hktdc.com\/en\/Product-Catalog\/Food-Beverage-d53b86f8e39f11ea883f06c82c63b760\/1?ref_source=newsbites\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NB_vep_banner.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27873\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NB_vep_banner.png 880w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NB_vep_banner-600x136.png 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NB_vep_banner-768x175.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element 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elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b65473d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b65473d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This article is originally published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.productip.com\/kb\/productipedia\/compliance-resources\/dangerous-products-that-look-like-food\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ProductIP<\/a>:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1095a34 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1095a34\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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