Wooing the tastes of the up-and-coming generation is now very much on the menu for the country’s food and drink producers.

The Chinese mainland has a huge e-commerce retail market, and the central government has adopted all sorts of measures to facilitate cross-border e-commerce imports. Traders in fresh produce and food can enjoy import tax incentives and customs clearance facilitation through cross-border e-commerce channels.

Indonesia has strengthened halal certification with the implementation of Government Regulation No. 42/2024 (GR 42/2024), enforcing provisions of the Halal Product Assurance Law. The regulation introduces clearer procedures, expanded transition periods, and new rules for recognising overseas halal certificates.

In 2022, the EU issued Regulation (EU) 2022/1616, establishing a framework for placing food contact recycled plastics on the market (‘the Regulation’, SafeGuardS 114/22).