Meat and milk origin labelling ‘should be mandatory’

Their letter also highlighted concerns over the loss of food name protection as the UK negotiates a new deal with the EU post-Brexit.

The organisations said in a joint statement: “More needs to be done to make labelling clearer and all our organisations lobby hard on this issue.”

The French government was said to be implementing a two-year trial of country of origin labelling for meat and milk in processed products. Other European governments had outlined plans to implement country of origin labelling for processed foods, it was claimed.

‘Meat and milk in processed products’

“We believe that the UK government should move now to introduce origin labelling for meat and milk in processed products which would provide greater transparency,” wrote the organisations.

“With the Brexit negotiations on the horizon, this could be the start of strong national legislation to ensure we have clear country of origin labelling in the future.”

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Food Labelling Services comments:

Some retailers already voluntarily declare country of origin labelling on meat and dairy products. From a consumer point of view, it will provide clarity as to the source of the meat or dairy ingredient. However, the manufacturers are claiming that it will add an increased burden to their raw material sourcing, which in turn could increase costs.