Food Packaging: Is there a need for tighter food packaging regulations to show traceability of al...

1. Food packaging policies

1.1. What is required to be on packaging?

1.2. Is there any evidence of traceability of ingredients on packaging?

1.2.1. By legislation or company choice?

1.3. What policies currently exist?

2. New regulations is the way forward?

2.1. Would this solve trends of sustainable sourcing?

2.2. Should people now exactly where every ingredient comes from?

2.3. Should it be on the packaging or available through the companies literature?

3. Current Regulations

3.1. What currently exists?

3.2. Does this cover the issue of traceability?

3.3. IS there a framework for packaging companies to follow?

3.4. How does the regulations affect consumers/producers?

3.5. No regulations cover traceability to origin of all ingredients - is this needed?

4. Consumer views

4.1. Do customers look for tracability of ingredients when choosing items?

4.2. Does certain knowledge of food origin affect consumer buy behaviors?

4.3. Does the packaging influence buying behavior?

4.4. What are consumers current views of legislation? Do they want to know where all ingredients come from?

5. Producers

5.1. How do producers apply legislation to packaging?

5.2. Would a change in law affect their productivity?

5.2.1. Costly?

5.2.2. Loss of Custom?

5.3. What are the producers views of current legislation ?

6. Industry impacts

6.1. Would change be costly for the industry?

6.2. Would it solve ethical / sustainable hesitation of consumers?

6.3. How exactly would it change the industry?

6.4. Is it possible?

6.5. Would this affect productivity of producers and consumer buying behavior?