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Mandatory labelling of nanofood 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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Main Authors: Hasmin, Nor Akhmal, Zainol, Zinatul Ashiqin, Azizun, Najwa, Abd Kadir, Nur Hafidah
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Utara Malaysia 2020
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spelling my.uum.repo.281452021-02-03T06:03:55Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/28145/ Mandatory labelling of nanofood and the WTO agreements Hasmin, Nor Akhmal Zainol, Zinatul Ashiqin Azizun, Najwa Abd Kadir, Nur Hafidah JZ International relations 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 nano food labeling. 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. Penerbit Universiti Utara Malaysia 2020 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/28145/1/JIS%2016%202020%2059-72.pdf Hasmin, Nor Akhmal and Zainol, Zinatul Ashiqin and Azizun, Najwa and Abd Kadir, Nur Hafidah (2020) Mandatory labelling of nanofood and the WTO agreements. Journal of International Studies, 16. pp. 59-72. ISSN 1823-691X http://jis.uum.edu.my/index.php/current-issues
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Hasmin, Nor Akhmal
Zainol, Zinatul Ashiqin
Azizun, Najwa
Abd Kadir, Nur Hafidah
Mandatory labelling of nanofood and the WTO agreements
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 nano food labeling. 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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author Hasmin, Nor Akhmal
Zainol, Zinatul Ashiqin
Azizun, Najwa
Abd Kadir, Nur Hafidah
author_facet Hasmin, Nor Akhmal
Zainol, Zinatul Ashiqin
Azizun, Najwa
Abd Kadir, Nur Hafidah
author_sort Hasmin, Nor Akhmal
title Mandatory labelling of nanofood and the WTO agreements
title_short Mandatory labelling of nanofood and the WTO agreements
title_full Mandatory labelling of nanofood and the WTO agreements
title_fullStr Mandatory labelling of nanofood and the WTO agreements
title_full_unstemmed Mandatory labelling of nanofood and the WTO agreements
title_sort mandatory labelling of nanofood and the wto agreements
publisher Penerbit Universiti Utara Malaysia
publishDate 2020
url http://repo.uum.edu.my/28145/1/JIS%2016%202020%2059-72.pdf
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