EC disagrees with labeling milk bill proposed by Romania

17 March 2017

Six member states and the European Commission had adverse reactions after Romania presented the law on labeling milk at the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed.

In an official document sent by Romania's Permanent Representation in Brussels to several ministries in Romania, the EC expressed "major reservations about the measures, (...) how the law was adopted," reports local Economica.net.

Romanian farmers were expecting the law, as they were hoping that it would reduce the milk imports carried out by the dairy processing units in Romania.

The act establishes additional labeling of fresh milk. The label is required to include the country of origin and place of provenance of the raw milk. It also needs to mention how much of the total content is milk powder. Only the producers who use milk from cows, sheep and goats as raw material can mention the term “Natural Product”.

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EC disagrees with labeling milk bill proposed by Romania

17 March 2017

Six member states and the European Commission had adverse reactions after Romania presented the law on labeling milk at the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed.

In an official document sent by Romania's Permanent Representation in Brussels to several ministries in Romania, the EC expressed "major reservations about the measures, (...) how the law was adopted," reports local Economica.net.

Romanian farmers were expecting the law, as they were hoping that it would reduce the milk imports carried out by the dairy processing units in Romania.

The act establishes additional labeling of fresh milk. The label is required to include the country of origin and place of provenance of the raw milk. It also needs to mention how much of the total content is milk powder. Only the producers who use milk from cows, sheep and goats as raw material can mention the term “Natural Product”.

editor@romania-insider.com

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