Mandatory country of origin labelling is a useful way of informing consumers about the origin of pig meat, poultry meat, sheepmeat and goatmeat and monitoring compliance by the competent authorities. These are the main conclusions of a report on the implementation and impact of the mandatory indication of the country of origin or place of provenance for certain meats, published on 10 August by the European Commission.
An appraisal report on the same issue concludes that all the objectives of...