In Belgium, sunflower oil began to be actively replaced by rapeseed oil

Published Aug 1, 2022

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Belgian food producers are making a large scale shift from sunflower oil to rapeseed oil due to supply disruptions from the Black Sea region caused by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Despite the shift, products containing the changed oil can still be sold in retail stores without label changes, as long as the new composition is communicated to buyers in an alternative way. There are concerns for potential shortages of corn starch in Germany and the Netherlands, and red fruits, which account for 80% of which comes from Ukraine, among EU countries.

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Belgian food producers are switching massively from sunflower oil to rapeseed amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. This is reported by the national broadcaster VRT with reference to FPS Economy. According to industry experts, disruptions in the supply of sunflower oil from the Black Sea region appeared shortly after the start of the conflict. Now companies that produce products that include sunflower oil can continue to sell their product in retail stores without indicating changes on the labels, but on the condition that manufacturers inform the buyer about the adjustments in the composition of the product in an alternative way. FPS Economy does not exclude the possibility of a shortage of other products in a number of EU countries. According to Henke ...

Source: Oilbranch