Press Release: Food safety MEPs call for country of origin labelling of meat in processed foods

The MEPs from the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee of the European Parliament said on 21 January 2015 that meat used as an ingredient in processed food should be labelled by country of origin as was already the case for bovine fresh meat.

They called on the European Commission, which published a report on the issue in late 2013, to come up with legislative proposals in order to rebuild consumer confidence in the wake of the horsemeat scandal and other food fraud cases.

This position was confirmed by a vote at the plenary on 11 February 2015.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Food: Commission tables report to launch debate on mandatory origin labelling for meat used as an ingredient http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-food-commission-tables-report-to-launch-debate-on-mandatory-origin-labelling-for-meat-used-as-an-ingredient/

EurActiv, 22.01.15: MEPs call for country of origin labelling of meat in processed foods http://www.euractiv.com/sections/agriculture-food/meps-call-country-origin-labelling-meat-processed-foods-311485

EurActiv, 10.02.15: Parliament divided over meat labels http://www.euractiv.com/sections/agriculture-food/parliament-divided-over-meat-labels-311982

Euronews, 11.02.15: MEPs want tougher labelling rules http://www.euronews.com/2015/02/11/meps-want-tougher-labelling-rules/

European Parliament: Press Release, 11.02.15: MEPs call for country of origin labelling of meat in processed foods http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20150206IPR21201/

EurActiv, 12.02.15: Paris gets behind Parliament resolution on meat labels http://www.euractiv.com/sections/agriculture-food/paris-gets-behind-parliament-resolution-meat-labels-312059

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