By 2024, unpackaged meat in Germany will have origin labeling

The German government has approved a rule so that from January 1, 2024, fresh, chilled or frozen pork, lamb, goat and poultry meat, not pre-packaged, will carry origin labeling. This new standard would therefore apply to raw meat offered at the meat counter, for example, at the butcher shop, supermarket, farm shop or weekly market. So far the requirement is established for packaged meat. In May, the government adopted its proposed rule. The finally approved regulation includes a requirement requested by the Federal Council. This requirement establishes that in the case of a predominant sale of meat of the same origin, a general and clearly visible notice in the store can be considered sufficient. Meat whose origin does not coincide with the predominant origin must be marked separately. Therefore, in a butcher shop where most of the pieces of meat have the same origin, it would be worth putting up a visible sign in the store and only the pieces of another origin would have to be ...