Brussels, 04/02/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 4 February, the member states of the EU supported the proposal of the European Commission for an obligatory indication on the labelling of origin of virgin and extra virgin olive oil from 1 July 2009 (see EUROPE 9742 for the proposal).
Rules introduced in 2002 established optional labelling for these oils, but these proved insufficient to avoid consumers being misled about the true characteristics and origin of certain products. Oils...