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"Mr President, it is several years since the Food Information Regulation was agreed. From the vote in Parliament at the time, it was clear that MEPs wanted country-of-origin labelling for all meat, including meat in processed foods. And although in the negotiations we finally agreed on origin labelling for fresh meat, MEPs and Member States were subjected to a huge lobbying campaign from industry. In the end, unfortunately, we could not get agreement from the Council on meat in processed foods. But of course, consumer groups were at a massive disadvantage, because they just cannot compete with the lobbying resources available to industry.
The Commission report states that the costs will increase if we have country-of-origin labelling. However, the Commission’s report was based
on industry self-reporting. So what did you expect? Consumer organisations were invited to the focus groups, but it is clear to me they did not and do not endorse the report’s findings. Consumer research from France found that labelling the meat in a frozen lasagne cost just 1.5 euro cents, and for a Bolognese sauce it would be less than a cent. Hardly that expensive, I think.
And you know, if they really thought about it, this could be really good for the food industry, helping to restore the trust in their supply chain that has been so badly damaged in recent years due to the horsemeat scandal. What is really important is that over 90% of consumers say they want to know where the meat in the processed food they buy comes from. All we want is clear, honest food labelling. Surely consumers should not be misled. If a beef lasagne is labelled as a British product, that should mean it is made with British beef, and if it is labelled as a French product, it should be made with beef from France. It is not that difficult to understand.
This Parliament led the way on labelling of nutritional information, on labelling of palm oil, on labelling of allergens to enable consumers to make informed choices about the food that they give to their families. This week we must send a clear, strong message to the Commission to bring forward proposals for mandatory country-of-origin labelling of meat in processed food. It is clearly what Parliament wants; it is clearly what the farmers want and, more importantly, it is clearly what consumers want."@en1
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