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<p>Quinoa is known in the EU as superfood due to the high level of protein, fibre, micronutrients, and amino acids. It is come from South America; however, quinoa is currently grown in various parts of the world. Nevertheless, the domestic continent, especially countries such as Peru and Bolivia, is one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of quinoa. One third of Peru’s quinoa production is imported to European Union. Despite the conclusion of an agreement with Peru and Bolivia that eliminated quinoa tariffs, there are many legal regulations of the EU that affects import of quinoa into the EU countries including the food safety and quality, food labelling, organic labels and nutrition and health claims, food packaging and shipment. The article deals with the most important EU legal norms of quinoa imports that must be complied with when importing quinoa.</p>
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Quinoa is known in the EU as superfood due to the high level of protein, fibre, micronutrients, and amino acids. It is come from South America; however, quinoa is currently grown in various parts of the world. Nevertheless, the domestic continent, especially countries such as Peru and Bolivia, is one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of quinoa. One third of Peru’s quinoa production is imported to European Union. Despite the conclusion of an agreement with Peru and Bolivia that eliminated quinoa tariffs, there are many legal regulations of the EU that affects import of quinoa into the EU countries including the food safety and quality, food labelling, organic labels and nutrition and health claims, food packaging and shipment. The article deals with the most important EU legal norms of quinoa imports that must be complied with when importing quinoa.

Legal Aspects of the Quinoa Imports Into the EU

Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra

National Agrarian University in La Molina

EU agrarian Law

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Quinoa is known in the EU as superfood due to the high level of protein, fibre, micronutrients, and amino acids. It is come from South America; however, quinoa...

Legal Aspects of the Quinoa Imports Into the EU

Published Online: Aug 05, 2022

Page range: 13 - 21

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eual-2022-0003

Keywords
quinoa, European Union law, food safety, food labelling, food packing

© 2022 Jarmila Lazíková et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Legal Aspects of the Quinoa Imports Into the EU

Published Online: Aug 05, 2022

Page range: 13 - 21

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eual-2022-0003

Keywordsquinoa, European Union law, food safety, food labelling, food packing

© 2022 Jarmila Lazíková et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
quinoa, European Union law, food safety, food labelling, food packing