The Food Standards Review Committee determined today (Wednesday) that an Israeli standard will remain only if its repeal results in a complete lack of regulation, which would endanger public health.
Regarding the Israeli standards that the committee considered a health necessity to leave them, the committee recommended an outline for further improving the regulation and adapting it, as much as possible, to what is accepted in developed countries.
Prime Minister Lapid said: "What you are seeing here is a standards revolution that came into force today. Is it true that Israelis always repeat and say: 'Why is it cheaper in Berlin?'
Because there are European standards in Berlin and they are cheaper. So we brought them to Israel. Today a dramatic decision was passed - from the first of January what is good there is also good here and the prices will drop."
Prime Minister Lapid: "Cut excess regulation and open the market to competition"
The Food Standards Review Committee, chaired by Regulatory Authority Chairman Yoel Briss, with members representing the Prime Minister's Offices, Finance, Health, Justice, Economics, the Competition Authority and the Consumer Protection Authority, has reviewed Israeli food standards in recent months.
The purpose of the committee is to compare as much as possible the Israeli regulation in the field of food with that practiced in other developed countries, thereby facilitating both the import of food to Israel and its local production in the Israeli food industry.
The standards that will be canceled will facilitate the import and production of a variety of products, such as: chocolate products, canned vegetables of all kinds, pasta, rice, crackers, a variety of frozen vegetable products, spices, ketchup, tea, dairy products and ice cream and more.
Lapid added that "the government has made it a point to cut excess regulation in order to ease the cost of living and open the market to competition. In continuation of the government's policy, the Regulatory Authority works in full cooperation with the various government ministries for the sake of the citizens. This move, which we are bringing now, will lead to lower prices and an opening of the market The food for competition. We will continue to act for the benefit of the citizens of the State of Israel and their well-being."
Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman added: "We continue to take additional steps to lower the cost of living and treat the problem from the root, and today we bring great news with the cancellation of the unique food standards for Israel as part of the import reform. Adapting Israeli regulation to what is accepted in the developed world is the key to increasing competition and lowering prices for the consumer. There is no need Invent the wheel and add bureaucracy with unique and unnecessary regulation."
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