Country of Origin Labelling
We completely agree that labelling should not mislead consumers when it comes to country of origin information.
There are regulations in place already to ensure consumers are not misled and
new rules have recently been agreed in Brussels in the context of the new
European-wide regulation on the provision of food information to consumers.
Food and Drink manufacturers have also been working with the supply chain,
facilitated by Defra, on the development of voluntary principles on country of origin
labelling for the UK industry. We believe these voluntary principles will build
on the current legislation to provide even clearer labelling for consumers.
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Last reviewed: 26 Oct 2011