Mandatory origin-labelling schemes in Member States
Eight EU Member States have launched, or are about to launch, national mandatory labelling schemes for certain food products, mainly for milk and milk used in dairy products, but also meat used in processed foods. The regulatory basis for these national measures is the Regulation on the provision of food information to consumers, which allows Member States to adopt additional national measures concerning the mandatory labelling of foodstuffs, as long as these are justified by reasons specifically defined in the regulation. The European Parliament has been supporting origin labelling in several resolutions. Consumer organisations have advocated it as well, while many industry stakeholders have highlighted the practical difficulties and costs it would bring. The European Commission has reiterated its position, based on its reports exploring the issue, that voluntary origin labelling is the best option at European level.
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- alimento transformado
- ASUNTOS SOCIALES
- calidad del producto
- carne
- comercialización
- consumo
- Derecho de la Unión Europea
- EDUCACIÓN Y COMUNICACIÓN
- Estado miembro UE
- etiquetado
- GEOGRAFÍA
- geografía económica
- información al consumidor
- información y tratamiento de la información
- intercambio de información
- INTERCAMBIOS ECONÓMICOS Y COMERCIALES
- leche
- legislación alimentaria
- productos agrarios transformados
- productos alimenticios
- productos de origen animal
- reglamento (UE)
- sanidad
- SECTOR AGROALIMENTARIO
- seguridad de los alimentos
- UNIÓN EUROPEA