Foodlaw-Reading
Dr David Jukes, The University of Reading, UK
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Council Minutes, 17 December 2019
The following is an extract from the minutes of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting on the 16th and 17th December:
On behalf of the French, Greek, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish delegations, the French delegation informed the Council about their views on the issue of informing consumers about the origin of food products and ingredients.
In this context, the above-mentioned delegations considered that European Union legislation related to origin labelling of agricultural and food products should evolve to better meet consumer expectations. They asked the Commission for proposals aimed at strengthening EU legislation on the labelling of the origin of food products and of food ingredients, namely in the context of the upcoming Commission's "Farm to Fork" strategy.
In the ensuing debate, delegations expressed divergent views on whether or not and to which extent there should be a harmonised EU approach to mandatory labelling, at least for some sectors.
The Commission acknowledged consumers' calls for increased transparency on food origin
