Luxembourg, 16/06/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 16 June, the agriculture ministers of the countries of the EU rejected the position of the European Parliament calling for labelling of fresh, refrigerated and frozen meat of porcine, ovine and caprine species plus poultry to be tightened up still further. The EP called for obligatory labelling indicating the country of origin of any unprocessed meat of these species (as is provided for in the legislation on the labelling of beef meat).
The...