COOL – EC seems to reject full country of origin labeling for meat products

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

An article published today onย GlobalMeatNews.comย said that, accordingly to some voices from Brussels, the EU Commission, which has to release a recommendation on this subject before 13th December 2013, following the provisions of the Food Information to Consumers Regulation (1169/2011), intends to adopt as mandatory only the indication of the country where a source animal is … Continue reading COOL – EC seems to reject full country of origin labeling for meat products

UK recent notifications to the EU Commission

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

The following document, courtesy of Luis Gonzalez Vaque and of the British Institute of International law and Comparative Law, it's really interesting for the future of labelling in UK and for the enforcement of the FIC Regulation 1169/11. "United Kingdom: List of recent notifications to the European Commission* under Directive 98/34/EC** โ—Š Notification Number: 2013/446/UK- … Continue reading UK recent notifications to the EU Commission