Country of origin labelling is among the top concerns for the European fats and oils industry, according to FEDIOL, the federation representing the European vegetable oil and protein meal industry.
The Food Information for Consumers (FIC) regulation is due to enter into EU law in December next year, but FEDIOL hopes that the Commission will reconsider a draft plan to include oils under country of origin labelling (COOL) rules.
“Country of origin labelling is an area that triggers some concern from our side,” said FEDIOL director general Nathalie Lecocq.
She told FoodNavigator that for businesses that use different sources of the same oil variety, COOL labelling would be prohibitively complicated.
