New Zealand's swine industry requires imported products to be labeled indicating the place of origin

In 2018, laws designed to offer more clarity about where the food that is consumed comes from, laws in which there is a delay of more than a year in their entry into force due to COVID-19 were passed in New Zealand. Imported pork should be labeled with an indication of its country of origin. However, pork that is imported and then processed in New Zealand, including bacon and ham, would not need this labeling. In this context, the New Zealand pork industry maintains that more than half of the pork consumed in the country is imported from countries such as the United States, Spain and China, but that due to these regulations not all consumers are aware of the true origin of this meat. In addition, they add, said meat is produced with methods and with a nutritional value different from that which they promote with respect to pork and, however, they would fall under ...