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Consumer Goods Council of South Africa welcomes the release of the University of Stellenbosch report on meat labelling |
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Press Release
12 April 2013
Consumer Goods Council of South Africa welcomes the release of the University of Stellenbosch report on meat labelling
In February this year the University of Stellenbosch’s research report featured prominently in the media after disclosing that a number of samples of meat from unnamed retailers across the country contained DNA from other “non-declared” animal species. Leading retail groups which are members of the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA) are confident that the results published by the Stellenbosch University are due to cross-contamination.
“The CGCSA has consistently maintained that its members are committed to compliance with ethical and legal meat practices, and follow appropriate and best practices in food safety, quality procedures and protocol,” says Gwarega Mangozhe, CGCSA’s CEO.
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GS1 Celebrates 40 Years of The Global Language of Business |
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Press Release
BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 3, 2013
GS1, the neutral, not-for-profit organisation that facilitates collaboration amongst trade partners with global standards across 150 countries is celebrating its 40th Anniversary.
On April 3rd 1973, leaders of the American grocery industry selected a single standard for product identification that the world now knows as the GS1 Bar Code. The decision created a global language of business that until today allows visibility in the entire supply chain in multiple sectors.
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CGCSA’s comment on tighter regulations for salt, tobacco use |
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Press Release
19 March 2013
The Consumer Goods Council of South Africa is shocked and disappointed by the article regarding the salt reduction regulations. Following the process of policy promulgation(salt reduction), the CGCSA on behalf of its food members wrote to the Minister of Health on alternative approaches to ensure effective implementation of this initiative.
The industry fully supports the goal of reducing salt in order to enhance public health. However, we are concerned that should these alternative measures not be taken into consideration, the impact of these good intentions will not be effective due to a number of reasons such as unrealistic timelines; lack of consumer education and cost implications as per the proposed draft regulations.
“The industry still hopes that the ministry will consider these concerns and grant us the opportunity to work together to the ultimate benefit of the consumer, says Ronel Burger, Head of the Food Safety Initiative at CGCSA”.
On a positive note confirmation has been received from the ministry for further engagement on the salt reduction matter.
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The article can be found on http://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/tighter-regulations-salt-tobacco-use
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Consumer Goods and Services Ombud launched in support of consumer rights |
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Media Release
13 March 2013, Johannesburg: The Consumer Goods Council South Africa (CGCSA) is proud to announce the launch of the Consumer Goods and Services Ombud (CGSO), two days prior to World Consumer Rights day on the 15 March. The Ombud callcentre has been running successfully for the past year and has shown outstanding resolution statistics to date. The CGSO is now being officially launched to introduce and outline its processes to consumers.
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Statement by the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa in response to meat labelling issue |
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The Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA) counts the country’s leading food retailers among its more than a thousand members, and plays an active role in providing inputs to national labelling standards and regulations, and educating our members on compliance with these regulations.
In response to the current meat labelling issue, CGCSA is confident that the major retail and quality independent suppliers in our member base are committed to ethical and legal meat practices.
CGCSA has obtained and studied the report from Stellenbosch University .
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