Romanian & Hungarian local food laws breach EU single market : Commission

By Niamh Michail

17-Feb-2017 Last updated on 18-Mar-2017 at 14:55 GMT

Romania and Hungary's laws on promoting domestic food over imports are in breach of EU law, according to the Commission which has launched infringement proceedings against both countries.

France meat and dairy ‘country of origin labeling’ trial comes into force

02-Jan-2017

By Jenny Eagle

France rolls out its two-year trial for mandatory country of origin labelling (COOL) for meat and dairy in prepared foods, this month.

Origin labelling: A step towards transparency - or worrying form of ‘gastronationalism’?

18-Nov-2016

By Niamh Michail

Calls for mandatory country of origin labelling (COOL) are growing louder in Europe and supporters say it will restore trust, provide transparency and help consumers support local producers if they wish. But one political scientist sees it as "a...

Milk crisis nationalism is anti-EU, Dutch tell Commission

12-Aug-2015

By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Calls from the French National Federation of Dairy Cooperatives (FNCL) to stop imports of foreign dairy products are contrary to EU single market principles, Dutch groups have complained to the European Commission.