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FDE Press Release, 13 October 2021
FoodDrinkEurope Position Paper: Substantiating green claims - Position Paper A copy of the paper is available on this site (click on image). A more detailed document was also published and is also available on this site - see: FoodDrinkEurope views on substantiating green claims and the use of PEF |
The European food and drink industry supports the development of an EU-harmonised legislative framework on green claims, which should set minimum requirements for the voluntary provision of product environmental information.
Making and substantiating green claims in a verifiable, easy-to-understand, and comparable way across the EU will facilitate a level-playing field among companies in the Single Market and encourage more sustainable production and consumption.
Essential recommendations for legislative proposals on green claims: