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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11870
SECTORAL POLICIES / Consumers

Commission guide to help member states tackle dual quality in foodstuffs

Selling two chocolate or breaded fish products of the same make and in identical packaging when one, for a specific part of Europe, has a lower cocoa or fish content is prohibited in the European Union and member states must act to end the illegal practice of dual quality standards.

To help them, the European Commission published guidelines on Tuesday 26 September informing member states how to use European law on foodstuffs and the rules on consumer rights in the internal market – and in...

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