Canola is substituted for sunflower in the vast majority of the more than 70 products listed on the DGCCRF website as of Friday afternoon.
As early as Friday afternoon, three days after the state’s decision to allow makers of margarine, chips and other sauces to substitute sunflower oil without changing their packaging, several dozen foods had been eliminated.
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In most cases, sunflower oil, which has been hit by shortages, is being replaced by rapeseed, according to the list of recipe change products identified by the Directorate-General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (DGCCRF) on its website. “Type of discrepancy: Inaccurate list of ingredients after replacing sunflower oil with rapeseed oil”: the “apple and red fruit crumble” from the Saveurs U own brand or the fresh chicken nuggets from the discounter Netto (Intermarché Group). among the affected products.
Several thousand references that could be subject to exceptions
On Tuesday, the state authorized manufacturers for a maximum of six months to change the formulations of their consumer products in the event of “demonstrated difficulties in the supply of raw materials”, starting with sunflower oil, of which Ukraine is the world’s largest exporter. The only point of reference for the consumer in the store: the area with the expiration date on the crumble has the word “DEROG” on it, while the nuggets on the tray, sachet or carton say “rapeseed instead of sunflower”. Details of the DGCCRF. It is up to these customers to consult the DGCCRF website to find out what the nature of the ingredient substitution is. Canola is substituted for sunflower in the vast majority of the more than 70 products listed on the DGCCRF website as of Friday afternoon.
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Exceptions to the statutory labeling obligation are only granted if “they do not endanger consumer safety” and “reasonable minimum information requirements are met in the event of recipe changes,” the DGCCRF specified in a press release on Friday. However, if allergy-causing products are added or if the packaging contains information that is no longer applicable, such as “100% organic” or “palm oil-free”, the information must be given. A Changes to the recipes must be made immediately.
According to Bercy, hundreds or even thousands of references could be the subject of these exception requests, in particular fried products such as crisps or fries, or breaded products or even margarine, but also sauces, pasta, in oil… Also in many products, such as chocolate, contains sunflower in the form of lecithin, an additive.