European Commission studies on the marketing of food products with double quality standards

Florica BUŞURICU

Faculty of Pharmacy, "Ovidius" University of Constanta

Marinela FULINA

Faculty of Pharmacy, "Ovidius" University of Constanta

Sirma TOMOŞ

Faculty of Pharmacy, "Ovidius" University of Constanta

Antoanela POPESCU

Faculty of Pharmacy, "Ovidius" University of Constanta

Iuliana STOICESCU

Faculty of Pharmacy, "Ovidius" University of Constanta

ABSTRACT

This paper aims to present some results obtained by the European Commission, joined by the National Agency for Consumer Protection of Romania (ANPC), regarding the testing of food products from across the EU, applying the same methodology, in order to elucidate the double quality standard. The most relevant results obtained by ANPC are for sweet products and soft drinks, presented within the process initiated to identify the alleged large -scale violation of the provisions of Directive no.2161/2019. Results are published in the annual reports, from...