Avian flu: Recipe changes authorized for egg or poultry products in France

Published Aug 30, 2022

Tridge summary

Due to the avian flu epidemic, the French government is allowing the agri-food industry to temporarily change the recipes of certain products to address supply issues related to eggs or poultry-related ingredients. This decision is aimed at mitigating the effects of the flu epidemic, which has led to the slaughter of over 19 million poultry and disrupted upstream sectors. These temporary changes may include replacing some duck meat or fat with chicken meat or fat in products like duck rillette, as long as they meet specific minimum requirements. Manufacturers must obtain validation from Fraud Prevention for these modifications, which will be exempted for up to three months, provided they do not pose a risk to consumer safety and the supply difficulties are significant. This measure is part of an effort to ensure the continuity of supply for affected products.

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To deal with "supply tensions" on certain egg or poultry-based ingredients, in the context of an avian flu epidemic, the State will authorize the agri-food industry to temporarily change the recipes for certain products without labels won't immediately mention it, according to a statement released on Monday. "The avian flu epidemic, which has been raging in France since November 2021, affects the supply of the food industry for the production of certain foodstuffs made from eggs or egg products" (products obtained from a egg component), "or ingredients from poultry" such as duck fat, explains the Directorate General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (DGCCRF) in a press release. When the mentions "without GMO", "from organic farming", "raised without antibiotic treatment", "raised in the open air" or "origin France", are not respected, the information must be "explicit" on the packaging by adding a label or by hiding the mention concerned, for example. On the ...

Source: Bfmtv