2017/0539/HU
EC/EFTA
HU Hungary
  • C50A - Foodstuffs
2018-02-26
2017-11-30
Cider products

Draft Decree amending Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development Decree No 152/2009 of 12 November 2009 on the mandatory requirements of the Codex Alimentarius Hungaricus

Currently, ‘cider’ is not defined in either Hungarian food legislation or EU regulations; therefore, various generally low-quality products with the invented name of ‘cider’ can be found on the market.

This is liable to confuse consumers, so a new regulation on cider has been introduced in the Codex Alimentarius Hungaricus, in which quality parameters are also brought in line with the regulations on Hungarian fruit wines, among other things.

The regulation leads to a high-quality product and gives consumers correct information by laying down requirements for the name ‘cider’.