At the Agriculture Council on Monday 27 May, in Brussels, the German and Austrian delegations, supported by France, Finland, Estonia and Portugal, called for mandatory origin labelling to be expanded to other foodstuffs.
“We take the view that intensified measures and a legal framework at European level are urgently necessary, keeping in mind the interests of the economy and its financial burden, especially regarding consumer prices”, according to a note from these delegations.
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