What is the standard for ‘safe roasted coffee’? VietNamNet Bridge - Twenty-one tons of coffee in Dak Nong province made of battery powder have been seized as ‘dirty coffee’. \According to Nguyen Viet Vinh, secretary general of the Vietnam Cocoa and Coffee Association (Vicofa), one of the hottest issues now is the absence of national standards for roasted coffee. As a result, roasters add non-coffee elements into real coffee and sell their products as ‘genuine coffee’.“The lack of national standards for roasted coffee places difficulties on agencies to control coffee quality in the market, while ‘mixed’ coffee is labeled as genuine coffee,” he commented.The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has set up two standards related to coffee processing. Three tons of battery-made coffee was sold in Q1 2018.In principle, coffee roasters must declare the ingredients and label their products.

Source: VietNamNet News April 29, 2018 01:22 UTC