What are the labelling requirements for bulk cardamom in the European market?
Correct labelling is important for European buyers, which means that producers should pay extra attention to labelling the product. For bulk cardamom, producers have to include the following information:
- the name of the product
- details of the manufacturer (name and address)
- batch number
- date of manufacture
- product grade
- producing country
- harvest date (month-year)
- net weight
Other information that exporting and importing countries may require includes the barcode, the producer and/or packager code, and any extra information that can be used to trace the product back to its origin. It also has to mention the colour group on the label to indicate the grade of the cardamom, in case 95% of the cardamom corresponds to one colour (deep green, green, light green, pale brownish). If the cardamom does not have one uniform colour, it does not have to indicate the colour on the label. Buyers are often interested in buying one specific colour or grade.
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