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European Commission to decide on Hungary's new food packaging law
“We hope Brussels will support the Hungarian proposal to disclose quality discrepancies,” Róbert Zsigó, state secretary in charge of supermarket oversight, said
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Hungarian government to ban unhealthy foods from school lunch menus
The Hungarian government has sent a letter to the directors of public schools listing foods and beverages to be banned at school buffets and vending machines
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Double standards in the quality of food exists in the European Union
A survey found differences in composition of ingredients or sensory perception in one third of products tested
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More than 50 percent of Hungarians noticed poor quality food products in Hungary
Hungary's farm ministry said the results of the survey supported the government’s related measures, noting that the government had turned to the European Commission over the issue of food quality
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Hungary says EU should take legal action to stop food discrimination
“The EU should take legal action to ensure that the same product can be purchased at the exact same level of quality in Austria, Germany and Hungary," said Róbert Zsigó, state secretary for food chain supervision
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Nébih food quality review finds double standards in European food markets
According to Sándor Fazekas, Hungary's Agriculture minister, tests on the samples of around 100 food products have revealed that multinationals tend to produce and sell lower quality products in Hungary than in western Europe
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Press statement by Viktor Orbán following the meeting of the Visegrád Group
Warsaw, 2 March 2017
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V4 heads of state join forces to tackle food standard issues
Ministers of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia discussed the issue of international food companies supplying products of lower quality to central and eastern European countries than they deliver to western Europe