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Food labelling
Who is driving quality in EU agri-food?
The EU’s Southern member states are the leading producers of foods certified by EU quality schemes: between them, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal and Greece account for 70% of the total.
Food sector looks beyond factory gates for deep CO2 cuts
Est. 12minThe European food and drink industry can boast a healthy track record in reducing its carbon footprint ahead of the COP21 conference, which opens in Paris later this month.
Commission delays report on alcohol labelling – again
Est. 5minEXCLUSIVE / The European Commission has again delayed the publication of a report on how to include alcoholic drinks under existing EU labelling rules on nutrition and ingredients.
Consumer organisations expose misleading meat labelling
Est. 3minTest samples by consumer organisations in seven EU countries show that meat-based food labels are often misleading to consumers.
UK’s acclaimed Bramley apple wins EU ‘traditional speciality’ label
Est. 2minThe European Commission on Wednesday (29 July) said it would register Britain's "traditional Bramley apple pie filling" as a protected historical delicacy in the European Union.
Officials accuse Timmermans of delaying EU health, food safety rules
Est. 4minA growing number of officials in the European Commission's health unit are complaining that health and food safety legislation is being delayed due to slow decision-making from Frans Timmermans, the Commission's First Vice-President in charge of Better Regulation.
Consumers in the dark over alcoholic drinks content
Est. 5minSPECIAL REPORT / Consumer knowledge about the nutritional value and ingredients contained in alcoholic beverages is limited, according to a new survey published last week.
Delayed Commission report on alcohol labelling frustrates beer industry
Est. 6minSPECIAL REPORT / New EU rules on nutrition labelling for food and drinks entered into force a few months ago. But whether or not alcoholic beverages will also have to carry them in the future is still unclear. A Commission report on the issue, due in December last year, is yet to be published.
Paris gets behind Parliament resolution on meat labels
Est. 4minThe European Parliament has adopted a resolution calling on the Commission to introduce mandatory labeling of the origin of all meats used in ready-prepared meals. Paris has expressed its strong support for the resolution. EURACTIV France reports.
MEPs call for country of origin labelling of meat in processed foods
Est. 3minMeat used as an ingredient in processed foods, such as lasagne, should have a country of origin label which is already the case for bovine fresh meat, said the Parliament's Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) Committee on Wednesday evening (22 January) in a non-binding resolution.
Germans fret about ‘Kentucky Fried Bratwurst’ under TTIP
Est. 5minConcern that protection of certain regional delicacies could slacken under the planned EU-US free trade agreement TTIP is sparking heated debate in Germany. EURACTIV.de reports.
New EU-wide food labelling rules begin to apply
Est. 3min?New EU food labelling rules will come into force on Saturday (13 December). The aim is to ensure that consumers receive clearer and more accurate information about what they buy and eat.
MEPs reject Commission proposal on origin labelling of meat
Est. 3minThe European Parliament endorsed on Thursday (6 February) a motion which rejects the new rules on origin labelling of meat that were tabled by the European Commission following last year's 'horsegate' scandal.
MEPs oppose Commission proposal on country of origin for meat
Est. 3minMembers of the Parliament's environment, public health and food safety committee opposed on Wednesday (22 January) a proposal from the Commission on food labelling for meat.
Mediterranean diet could suffer from UK ‘traffic light’ labels, Italy claims
Est. 4minItaly has raised concerns with other European governments over a UK proposal for ‘traffic light’ food labels across the 28-country bloc, saying the scheme to warn consumers of high fat or salt content could damage the reputation of the Mediterranean diet.
Soyfood chief calls for harmonised GM food labels
Est. 3minSPECIAL REPORT / The president of the European Natural Soyfood Manufacturers Association (ENSA), Bernard Deryckere, has called on the EU to better direct consumers towards foods that are not genetically-modified, perhaps by introducing GM-free labels across the food industry.
British lawmakers call for criminal probe of horsemeat scandal
Est. 3minThe contamination of meat products with horse DNA was most likely due to fraud and prosecutions should be pursued, according to a second British parliamentary report into the scandal.
Groups warn EU-US trade deal could weaken consumer laws ‘via the backdoor’
Est. 3minConsumer groups on both sides of the Atlantic have raised concerns about a proposed EU-US free trade agreement, saying it could weaken health, banking and food safety regulations through the back door.
French fair-trade sector seeks revival after crisis dip
Est. 4minFrance’s appetite for fair-trade products lags behind European counterparts, with the sector turning increasingly to producers in the developing world for a recovery solution, EURACTIV France and Germany report.
Tests show up to 5% of EU beef products contain horsemeat
Est. 3minUp to 5% of European Union products labelled as beef contain horsemeat, according to results published by the European Commission yesterday (16 April).
Widening scandal prompts EU to seek DNA testing of meat
Est. 3minThe European Commission has proposed increased DNA testing of meat products to assess the scale of a scandal involving horsemeat sold as beef that has shocked the public and raised concern over the continent's food supply chains.
EU debates tighter food labelling rules after horsemeat scandal
Est. 5minEU ministers in charge of agriculture and food safety are meeting in Brussels on Wednesday (13 February) to consider the wider implications of the recent discovery of horsemeat in beef products.
Romania’s Ponta ‘very angry’ at horsemeat fraud allegations
Est. 2minThe Romanian prime minister said on Monday (11 February) that any fraud over horsemeat sold as beef had not happened in his country and he was angered by suggestions it might have been.
EU-wide alert as British horsemeat scandal takes ‘criminal’ turn
Est. 4minSwedish frozen-food company Findus withdrew all its beef lasagna ready meals from supermarkets after tests revealed they contained up to 100% horsemeat. But the investigation took an EU-wide dimension as British investigators found evidence of "gross negligence or possibly criminality" involving several countries.