Food products ‘lower quality’ in Eastern EU

A new report published by the Slovak Association of Consumers shows that major food and drink multinationals are packing variable quality products to be shipped to different European countries under the same name.

The association tested a selection of labeled food products purchased from supermarkets in eight EU member states: Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria.

• Primary Source

EurActiv, 21.4.11: EU to say whether 'lower quality' food is sold to East http://www.euractiv.com/cap/commission-lower-quality-food-sold-east-news-504223

ESO: Background information: Food labelling: Study shows benefits of portion information http://www.europeansources.info/record/food-labelling-study-shows-benefits-of-portion-information/

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