Germany: Origin labeling for meat comes into force

The extension of meat origin labeling in Germany came into force on February 1, 2024. Since then, it has been mandatory for points of sale to label the origin of fresh, chilled or frozen meat from pigs, sheep, goats and poultry of poultry that is not packaged. To date, the regulation only applied to packaged and unpackaged beef. According to Federal Minister Cem Özdemir: "Customers can now make a conscious choice in favor of national products, thus supporting German livestock farming. "Made in Germany" is not only synonymous with quality, but also with environmental and welfare standards. to be stricter than in many other countries". The European Commission is currently analyzing the possibility of extending mandatory origin labeling to other foodstuffs. In ...