Germany approves a meat label that says how the pigs have been fattened

The German Bundestag (German Parliament) has approved the law presented by the Federal Minister of Agriculture Özdemir for the mandatory state labeling of animal husbandry, so that the consumer can know how the animal from which the meat comes has been raised. In a first phase, this labeling will be carried out on pork. This new labeling law will initially be applied to pork, fresh, refrigerated or frozen, packaged or unpackaged, in distribution, retail, online sales and other points of sale. Subsequently, an expansion to other animal species, gastronomy and processed products will quickly take place. The labeling refers exclusively to the fattening stage of the pigs, the production of piglets is not taken into account. Mandatory labeling includes a system with five levels of production type, which increase with greater animal welfare, as the surface area and the availability of free air increases. The types of production would be: Barn: this case would be for pigs that meet the ...