The European Commission (EC) has issued a call for tenders for a study on the impact of proposed legislation that would make origin labelling on milk and milk used as an ingredient in dairy products mandatory.
The aim of the study is to assess the need for consumers to be informed about the origin of milk, milk used as an ingredient in dairy products, and unprocessed meat other than beef, pig, poultry, sheep and goat meat.
Mandatory origin labelling currently exists for a number of agricultural products including beef, honey, eggs, imported poultry meat, fruit and vegetables, bananas, olive oil, wine and hops.
