COOL
The European Parliament's Environment committee voted in a slate of amendments to the controversial food information legislation. The Parliament, Council and Commission will now enter trilogues to try and reach agreement over the stickling points, of which country-of-origin labelling (COOL) is one of the greatest.
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Above: The ENVI is holding out for COOL on all meat and poultry, milk and dairy products and other single-ingredient products, as well as for meat, poultry and fish when used as an ingredient in processed food. Rapporteur MEP Renate Sommer reckons this may harm small businesses.