Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council regarding the mandatory indication of the country of origin or place of provenance for unprocessed foods, single ingredient products and ingredients that represent more than 50% of a food

Article 26(5) and (6) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers ('the FIC Regulation') require the Commission to submit a series of reports to the European Parliament and the Council concerning the possibility to extend mandatory origin labelling for the following food categories:
(a) types of meat other than beef, swine, sheep, goat and poultry;
(b) milk;
(c) milk used as an ingredient in dairy products;
(d) unprocessed foods;
(e) single ingredient products;
(f) ingredients that represent more than 50% of a food.

The present report covers unprocessed foods, single ingredient products and ingredients that represent more than 50% of a food.

Following Article 26(7) of the FIC Regulation, the report shall analyse:
– the need for the consumer to be informed;
– the feasibility of such labelling; and
– the costs and benefits of the introduction of such measures, including the legal impact on the internal market and the impact on international trade.

This report builds mainly on the results of an external study commissioned by DG SANTE and carried out by the Food Chain Evaluation Consortium (FCEC), which included consumers, food business operators (FBOs) and Member States competent authorities surveys and case studies but also on other available sources on this subject.

See also:
- Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council regarding the mandatory indication of the country of origin or place of provenance for milk, milk used as an ingredient in dairy products and types of meat other than beef, swine, sheep, goat and poultry meat

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Food information for consumers http://www.europeansources.info/record/food-information-for-consumers/

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