Food origin labelling: enforcement
Seeking views on enforcing rules for labelling the country of origin or place of primary food ingredients where it is different to the food itself.
We want to know what you think about our plans to introduce laws that will allow UK governments to enforce food labelling rules. This applies to labelling the Country of Origin or Place of Provenance of Primary Ingredients of Food where it’s different to the food itself. For example, a cheese labelled as British needs to make clear on the label if the milk used to make the cheese is from elsewhere. The approach we are proposing matches the enforcement provisions already in place for most non-safety related food labelling offences.
This consultation is aimed at food enforcement officials, food manufacturers, food retailers, food producers, importers and consumers. It does not propose new policies on food labelling.