Dairy
Fonterra and Greenpeace have resolved a dispute over labelling on Anchor butter sold in New Zealand supermarkets over an 18-month period.
Agri-Business
The RSPCA has renewed calls for the introduction of mandatory method-of-production labelling on animal products.
According to NFU Scotland's ShelfWatch, the retailer store Aldi remains the "strongest supporter" of Scottish produce available to consu....
The EU should place mandatory limits on industrially-produced trans-fats, known as trans-fatty acids (TFA), MEPs have said.
EU
The European Dairy Association has written to the EU ombudsman overdraft origin labelling plans for dairy products announced by a host of EU Member States.
World News
Barack Obama last week signed into law a GMO labelling bill which will require food which contains GMOs to be labelled for the first time.
New French laws on country of origin labeling cleared the last hurdle this week and will come into force next year.
Beef
The European Commission has decided to allow France to introduce a two-year trial period for the mandatory labelling of origin for milk and meat ingredients in foods.
Country of origin labelling should be made mandatory for meat and milk, MEPs have once again reiterated in a non-binding resolution.
There was a 10% increase in the number of complaints to the FSAI last year regarding incorrect food labelling.
The US has repealed its law on the country of origin labelling requirements for beef and pork products.
The European Commission concluded that the benefits from new compulsory dairy labelling requirements do not clearly outweigh the costs.
New guidelines on food labelling have been issued by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI), which it says will help ensure consumers are not misled
